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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

Elon Musk Says Delta Boss Could Lose Job Over Amazon Deal as United Calls Starlink a 'Game-Changer'

Elon Musk has claimed Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian could lose his job over the airline's decision to pick Amazon's satellite internet instead of Starlink (Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Elon Musk has claimed Delta Air Lines chief executive Ed Bastian could lose his job over the airline's decision to pick Amazon's satellite internet instead of Starlink. The row flared again on Sunday, when United Airlines called Starlink a 'game-changer' in a post on X.

For context, Starlink is the internet service run by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Nasdaq-listed company (SPCX) that Musk leads. United Airlines and Alaska Air Group have chosen to offer it to passengers. Delta went with Amazon's Leo satellite internet.

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