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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

Elon Musk’s Starlink wifi to arrive on United Airlines this spring

United’s first commercial Embraer E-175 flight fitted with Starlink will fly by spring - (Getty Images)

United Airlines has announced that it will test Elon Musk’s Starlink for high-speed in-flight internet on aircraft in February.

According to the airline, the first commercial Embraer E-175 flight fitted with Starlink will fly by spring, with the first mainline plane expected to take off before December this year.

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