Musk warned Delta’s chief may lose his job after Delta passed on Starlink and chose Amazon’s service. No customer losses or leadership change are reported, so the story does not show a change in Delta’s business outlook.
This leaves Delta with an internet service planned for more than 500 planes, though the rollout starts in 2028. Musk’s customer-loss warning identifies a possible risk, but no customer losses or CEO job change are reported. United and Alaska already offer Starlink, yet this story gives no proof that Delta’s choice has hurt its business.
Delta chose Amazon’s service instead of Starlink for a planned rollout across more than 500 planes, leaving SpaceX out of that airline opportunity. United and Alaska use Starlink, but the story does not show those airlines replace Delta.
Delta chose Amazon’s satellite service for a planned rollout across more than 500 aircraft starting in 2028. That gives Amazon a major airline deployment, though the service has not started yet.
United offers Starlink, one of the alternatives mentioned in the story. It reports no resulting customer gains, so it does not show a change in United’s business outlook.
Alaska offers Starlink, one of the alternatives mentioned in the story. It reports no resulting customer gains, so it does not show a change in Alaska’s business outlook.
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