United Airlines to offer Starlink Wi-Fi in U.S. flights

NEW YORK, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- United Airlines Holdings Inc. expects to begin using SpaceX's Starlink for inflight Wi-Fi in the spring, an earlier-than-expected rollout for the first major U.S. carrier to use Elon Musk's satellite business.

But only members of the carrier's loyalty program will get the service free, said the company in a statement on Sunday. "This marks a departure from the airline's original plan