The first commercial aircraft equipped with UNITED in May

United Airways passengers will be able to try free Wi -Fi on board the plane as soon as possible Elon Musk Broadcast satellite service.

The Chicago -based airline announced on Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had agreed to its first aircraft equipped with Starlink and that its first commercial flight in May, just eight months after the conclusion of the deal with the subsidiary SPACEX.

It will be the first commercial travelers in United to experience the new technology on the UNITED Express Embraer 175, according to a media statement from the airline.

“We know that customers will love this experience, and we believe that they will give them another reason to choose United,” Jrant Milstide, United Technology Vice President, said in a statement. “We are working closely with Starlink and FAA to end the installation of our regional fleet this year and we bring the best experience in the sky to more and more people.”

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Passengers will be able to experience “changing entertainment experiences” including broadcasting, shopping and games at Internet speeds 50 times faster than current regional aircraft speeds, According to United.

Access to Starlink will be free and available to all customers who have membership of the number of kilometers, and it is also free to subscribe.

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United plans to launch technology for Embraer 175 models with approximately 40 regional jet facilities every month and expects all 300 aircraft to the regional fleet before next year.

the Air carrier It will also continue to work with Starlink to secure FAA approval for more than 16 UNITED aircraft.

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Since the announcement of the deal in September, United described Starlink as “the fastest and most reliable communication in the world.”

“We have planned a lot to our members of the number of kilometers this year and add Starlink to the largest possible number of aircraft – as quickly as possible – in the midst of everything,” Richard Nun, CEO of United MilegePlus, said in a previous statement. “It will not only revolutionize the Flying United experience, but it will also open a lot of new partnerships and benefits for our members that will not be possible.”

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“All you can do on the ground, you will soon be able to make a unified plane 35,000 feet, anywhere in the world,” United CEO Scott Kirby He also said in a previous statement.