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Delta Chooses Amazon Leo, Rejects Starlink for 500 Jets

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  • Delta Air Lines rejected SpaceX’s Starlink for its fleet and selected Amazon’s Leo system.
  • Delta will add Amazon Leo to 500 aircraft from 2028, keeping Wi-Fi free for SkyMiles members.
  • American Airlines plans to equip its more than 1,030 mainline jets with Starlink starting in 2027.
  • Elon Musk wrote on X that Delta’s Wi-Fi choice is “painful, difficult and expensive.”