United Airlines now has more than 635 aircraft equipped with Starlink Wi-Fi — and it’s finally releasing a…
- United’s new tracker shows Starlink availability by flight and aircraft type
- 636 of United’s 1,492 aircraft now have Starlink
- The airline expects its whole fleet to offer free, fast Wi-Fi in 2027
The battle between US airlines to offer the best connection in the sky has heated up in the past few weeks, with Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian reportedly making some choice comments about Starlink and Elon Musk, which led United Airlines to offer a status match, and Delta flyers to take it up.
United Airlines kicked off its Starlink Wi-Fi installation process across its fleet back in 2025. Since then, its entire fleet of regional United Express jets has it, and more mainline aircraft are coming online in due course. As of today, 636 aircraft in United Airlines’ fleet offer Starlink, and for those passengers it mean free, fast Wi-Fi, without the “what if my flight...
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