In September 2024, United Airlines announced that it was partnering with Starlink to bring free Wi-Fi to all of its planes, with testing starting in 2025. But only six days into the new year, the airline released an update: The first Starlink-equipped commercial flight will take off this spring on a regional jet — well ahead of schedule.
While the airline will eventually add Starlink to its entire fleet, which consists of more than 1,000 aircrafts, United will first outfit every single one of its two-cabin regional planes. Around 200 regional planes, i.e. 20 percent of the fleet, will have free internet by the end of 2025.