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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/4\/19\/23031241\/delta-airlines-starlink-internet-wi-fi-flights-spacex<\/a>
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Delta CEO Ed Bastian said the airline has tested out SpaceX\u2019s Starlink technology, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>. The report calls the tests \u201cexploratory\u201d and says there weren\u2019t any further details, but it does seem like one of the major US airlines is at least interested in Elon Musk\u2019s satellite internet service.<\/p>\n

In July last year, SpaceX said<\/a> it was \u201cin talks with several\u201d airlines and that it was trying to \u201cget that product finalized to be put on aircraft in the very near future.\u201d A few months before that, the company sought FCC approval<\/a> to provide service to moving vehicles such as planes, boats, and trucks. (CEO Elon Musk has said the equipment is currently too big to put on passenger cars, though that hasn\u2019t stopped some people<\/a>.) The WSJ<\/em> reports that the regulator is allowing SpaceX to at least test its airplane-focused service but also says the company still needs approval from the FAA if it wants to actually sell the service.<\/p>\n

Speaking on a panel in March, SpaceX\u2019s vice president didn\u2019t offer any hints about when Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi is coming but reiterated that the company is testing the tech and trying to get it certified on some airplanes<\/a>, according to SpaceNews<\/em><\/a>. He also set sky-high expectations (pardon the pun) for how well it\u2019ll work, saying that the company\u2019s \u201cdesigning a service where every single passenger on that plane can stream simultaneously.\u201d Given that many flights can have 100\u2013200 or more passengers, that\u2019d require some serious bandwidth \u2014 Netflix recommends 5 Mbps for a single 1080p stream.<\/p>\n