United Airlines has announced that its first Starlink-equipped mainline flight will take off on Wednesday (October 15), flying from New York’s Newark Airport to Houston.
The service will mark the first time that a major US airline has offered Starlink Wi-Fi on a mainline flight, with connectivity for both personal devices and inflight entertainment systems.
United said it expects to install Starlink on up to 15 mainline 737-800 planes each month, and by the end of the year, it expects to have an additional aircraft type certified to offer Starlink.
Two Starlink antennas will be installed on each 737-800 aircraft, with the airline set to install nearly 2,940 antennas across its entire fleet.
Already, more than half of United's regional fleet offers Starlink.