United and American Are Pouncing on Delta. It All Comes Down to Elon Musk’s Starlink Wi-Fi

Delta Air Lines has so far opted out of Starlink, going with a forthcoming product from Amazon instead. Competitors see an opportunity.

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Why doesn’t Delta have Starlink Wi-Fi? The Wall Street Journal has reported on rumors that Delta CEO Ed Bastian answered this question by talking about Elon Musk. According to the source of these rumors, Bastian reportedly told staff that Delta did not want to be associated with Musk, saying that Musk’s “reputation” was deserved. Delta has neither confirmed nor denied the comments.

Musk responded on Sept. 29, predicting Bastian would “lose his job” over Delta’s refusal to fit Starlink. Within 48 hours,........

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