{"id":1452777,"date":"2022-04-25T12:29:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452777"},"modified":"2022-04-25T12:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:29:58","slug":"elon-musks-spacex-signs-first-deal-with-major-u-s-airline-to-provide-free-wi-fi-for-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-spacex-signs-first-deal-with-major-u-s-airline-to-provide-free-wi-fi-for-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX Signs First Deal With Major U.S. Airline To Provide Free Wi-Fi For Passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-musks-spacex-signs-first-deal-with-major-u-s-airline-to-provide-free-wi-fi-for-passengers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2020\/12\/Elon-Musk.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX has signed its first ever deal with a major U.S. airline to provide wireless internet to passengers for free using the Starlink satellite network.<\/p>\n<p>The deal with Hawaiian Airlines, which could be implemented as soon as next year, is expected to increase pressure on rival airlines to provide free Wi-Fi for passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHawaiian doesn\u2019t currently offer inflight Wi-Fi and has an extensive network of flights over the Pacific Ocean, serving the mainland U.S., Japan, Australia and New Zealand, among other destinations, from Hawaii,\u201d CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/04\/25\/spacex-signs-hawaiian-airlines-for-free-starlink-wi-fi-on-flights.html\">reported<\/a>. \u201cIt plans to offer Starlink connectivity on its flights out of its home state to cities throughout the mainland U.S. and to its international destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Avi Mannis, Hawaiian\u2019s chief marketing and communications officer, said that there were \u201ccertification issues\u201d that needed to processed before the airline could use Starlink.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHistorically, we\u2019ve looked at our market and not seen great options over the Pacific. We actually don\u2019t have any connectivity on our fleet today,\u201d said Mannis. \u201cThe options have been improving over time, but we have waited until there was a product offering \u2026 that we thought would live up to the expectations of our guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of Starlink commercial sales at SpaceX, said in a statement that Hawaiian Airlines \u201cwas ensuring its passengers will experience high-speed internet the way we expect it in the 21st century, making hassles like downloading movies before takeoff a relic of the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a developing news story; refresh the page for updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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