Air travel in the U.S. faces challenges, including a shortage of air traffic controllers and quality issues with Boeing planes. Recently, United Airlines has encountered radio communication interference on its E175 jets due to Starlink satellite internet equipment. Although the airline has temporarily disabled WiFi service to address the issue, they don’t consider it a safety concern. The airline is working with Starlink to resolve the interference problem, reflecting ongoing concerns about Musk's influence on critical infrastructure amid increasing scrutiny.
Whenever they communicated with air traffic controllers, pilots were getting static interference on their radio transmission, which was then linked to the recent installation of Starlink antennae.
Starlink is now installed on about two dozen United regional aircraft... United and Starlink teams are working together to address a small number of reports of static interference.
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