United Announces Fast Timeline for Pioneering Starlink Connection in the Sky By Investing.com

The first commercial flight with Starlink service is now expected to take place by spring, with the entire regional two-cabin fleet equipped By the end of 2025 the first major aircraft is expected to fly before the end of the year

Access will be free for all MileagePlus ^® Customers and includes game-changing in-flight entertainment experiences such as Streaming, shopping and gaming services And more

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Las Vegas, January 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — United Airlines Today it announced an accelerated timeline to bring Starlink “the world's fastest, most reliable connection in the skies” to united travelers around the world.

The airline now expects to begin testing Starlink next month, with the first commercial flight expected to take off this spring on a United plane Embraer E-175 Airplanes. United now plans to fully equip its two-cabin regional fleet by the end of this year and get the first major Starlink-enabled aircraft in the air before the end of this year.

Eventually, United will add Starlink to its entire fleet.

Access will be free for all MileagePlus customers and includes game-changing in-flight entertainment experiences such as streaming services, shopping, gaming and more. MileagePlus membership is also free and people can sign up now at united.com/starlink.

“We have a lot of planning for MileagePlus members this year and adding Starlink to as many aircraft as possible ‘as quickly as we can’ is at the center of it all,” he said. Richard NunnCEO of United MileagePlus. “Not only will this revolutionize the experience of flying with United, but it will also open up so many new partnerships and benefits for our members that would not otherwise be possible.”

Last September, United signed the largest agreement of its kind in the industry with… SpaceX To bring Starlink to its entire fleet. Starting in a few months, the airline's customers will enjoy the same high-speed, low-latency Internet service in the air that they enjoy on the ground. This gateway-to-gate connectivity will enable experiences in the sky on a scale unparalleled in any other discipline we The airline provides it on seatback screens and personal devices simultaneously.

MileagePlus was recently ranked the best airline loyalty program in the world and includes the following features:

• Joining is free for all customers
• Free to earn miles
• Miles never expire
• There are no blackout dates for award seats. “If there is a seat open, you can purchase it with miles
• Almost anything you can pay for with cash on United, you can buy with miles (seats, Wi-Fi, snacks, etc.)
• United became the first leader we The airline allows members of its loyalty program to pool their miles with family and friends in a joint account.

On average, about 31,000 seats are filled in a single day by MileagePlus customers using their miles — the same as filling about 100 Boeing (NYSE:) 777 aircraft. During the summer of 2024, more than three million MileagePlus customers flew on award tickets.

About United

At United, good leads the way. with we Interviewer in chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, DCUnited operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American airlines and is now the world's largest airline based on available seat miles. For more information on how to join Team United, please visit www.united.com/careers and more information about the company at www.united.com. United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ:), Inc.the parent company of United Airlines, IncIt is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol “UAL”.

About Starlink

Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency internet to users around the world. As the world's first and largest low-Earth orbit satellite constellation, Starlink delivers broadband Internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calling and more. Starlink is designed and operated by SpaceX. As the world's leading provider of launch services, SpaceX It leverages its deep experience in both spacecraft and orbital operations to deploy the world's most advanced broadband Internet system.