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United Airlines bumps GEO operators off fleet for Starlink Wi-Fi

United Airlines is replacing multiple geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX’s largest aviation Wi-Fi deal, shaking up the last satellite broadband market where the low Earth orbit constellation had yet to gain significant traction.

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