{"id":823056,"date":"2025-03-07T08:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/united-installs-starlink-on-first-regional-aircraft\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T08:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T13:09:22","slug":"united-installs-starlink-on-first-regional-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/united-installs-starlink-on-first-regional-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"United Installs Starlink on First Regional Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Airline expects to outfit 40+ regional aircraft each month through the end of 2025 \u2013 average Starlink install time is about 8 hours, 10 times faster than non-Starlink equipment<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

\n United shows technical operations benefits like equipment size and weight as well as ease of install and maintenance<\/i>\n <\/p>\n

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\n <\/span>, March 7, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — United today announced it installed Starlink on its first regional aircraft and unveiled<\/a> details of the process to underscore the technical operations benefits associated with the equipment, including size and weight as well as the ease of install and maintenance.<\/p>\n

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The airline expects to outfit 40+ regional aircraft each month beginning in May through the end of 2025 \u2013 average Starlink install time is about 8 hours, excluding any de-installation of existing equipment, testing or aircraft modification, approximately 10 times faster than installing non-Starlink equipment.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the airline said it plans to outfit its entire two-cabin regional fleet<\/a>\u00a0by the end of the year. Ultimately, United will add Starlink to its entire fleet.<\/p>\n

“Our ability to roll-out this innovative service with unprecedented speed and scale is a direct result of the advanced equipment, technology and team of experts at United,” said United’s VP of Digital Technology, Grant Milstead<\/span>. “Starlink has been a terrific partner \u2013 our combined spirit of innovation and collaboration will enable us to hit our goal of more than 300 regional aircraft installations before the end of this year.”<\/p>\n

Starlink stands to not only unlock an incredible onboard experience for United customers \u2013 the fastest Wi-Fi in the sky, for free, and new onboard entertainment options \u2013 but also enables a more streamlined install, maintenance and overall operation:<\/p>\n