FAA, Starlink and United Airlines

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United Airlines receives FAA approval to install Elon Musk's Starlink on commercial airplanes
United Airlines announced Monday that it has been approved for its first Starlink-equipped aircraft. The first commercial flight is expected in May. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a supplemental type certificate for the Embraer 175,
United receives FAA certification on Starlink-equipped aircraft
United Airlines announced Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type allowing passengers to have access to high-speed Wi-Fi. The first commercial flight will be on the United Express Embraer 175 scheduled for May.
United Airlines receives FAA approval for first Starlink-equipped plane, schedules first flight for May
The airline’s first Starlink-equipped commercial flight has been scheduled for May, just eight months after striking the deal with the SpaceX subsidiary.

Tesla, Elon Musk and Bad News

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Elon Musk Just Got Some Very Bad News About Tesla, and It’s the Start of a New Era
If you think the backlash is bad now, what happens when Optimus comes out? A few hours before Tesla reported some bad quarterly sales results, Elon Musk took to X to make a bold prediction about his next plan: “The rate of improvement is indeed rapid,
Fox News Host Corners Elon Musk on His Conflicts of Interest
Elon Musk skirted a question from Fox News host Jessica Tarlov about his conflicts of interest as a White House adviser whose influence in the Trump administration affects his businesses.
Tesla stock jumps on a report Elon Musk could soon be out of the White House
A report from Politico that Musk could step back from his role in the White House helped boost the stock after Q1 deliveries came in weaker than expected.
Farewell ‘ElonJet’: The FAA just made it much more difficult to track private jets from the likes of Elon Musk and Taylor Swift
This is almost certainly the final nail in the coffin of popular flight-tracking services like those created by Jack Sweeney.
Musk Is Positioned to Profit Off Billions in New Government Contracts
The boost in federal spending for SpaceX will come in part as a result of actions by President Trump and Elon Musk’s allies ...
US FAA closes one of two SpaceX Starship probes as rocket remains grounded
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday said it closed out a review into SpaceX's explosive Starship test flight ...
Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
“Leakers are patriots,” said one Agriculture Department employee. Helping the media report on problems or concerns inside ...
Why will tracking Taylor Swift and Elon Musk’s private jets become nearly impossible?
The FAA has introduced a rule that allows private aircraft owners to shield their flight data from public databases. This ...
Taylor Swift and Elon Can Finally Fly Private Without Being Tracked Thanks to New FAA Rule
Musk is far from the only celebrity who is likely happy to see the new privacy rules in place. Taylor Swift has taken ...
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Elon Musk’s DOGE work, contracts in conflict
X, was awarded a contract with a potntial value of about $500 billion; by NASA, the very agency he is now “investigating.” One might then have asked if he risks biting the hand that feeds him, but ...
United receives FAA approval for first Starlink-equipped planes
United Airlines said on Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft ...