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Starlink is ‘biggest competitive advantage,’ but it’s temporary, United CEO says

Starlink is ‘biggest competitive advantage,’ but it’s temporary, United CEO says

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said that SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet is its leading competitive advantage in the U.S. airline industry. However, in recent comments, while he described the service as “the biggest competitive advantage” the carrier currently holds, he also acknowledged that the edge is temporary. “…everybody eventually is going to have high-speed low […] The post Starlink is ‘biggest competitive advantage,’ but it’s temporary, United CEO says appeared first on TESLARATI .

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