The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is testing the use of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet terminals in the airspace system despite a deal it struck with Verizon in 2023. The FAA awarded Verizon a $2 billion deal to improve the national airspace system,

Elon Musks SpaceX is working to integrate its Starlink satellite technology into the U.S. Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) national airspace network, according to Bloomberg. The FAA has already begun testing

SpaceX denied Starlink would "take over" existing FAA contracts amid reports Verizon's $2.4 billion contract to upgrade air traffic control is in jeopardy.

Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration instructed staff to find tens of millions of dollars for a deal with SpaceX subsidiary Starlink, Rolling Stone reports. The directives were spoken to staff on Friday,

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,

The use of Starlink has been adopted by at least one additional federal agency since President Donald Trump began his second term, and it’s being considered by more.

While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to steal a multibillion-dollar government contract from Verizon.

SpaceX confirmed Wednesday that it is leasing Starlink kits and service to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for free but denied any push to take over Verizon’s contract to build an

SpaceX has stated that recent claims about the FAA possibly canceling a $2.4 billion contract with internet provider Verizon in favor of Starlink were false.

Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX said on Wednesday that its Starlink satellite unit has no intent to take over any Federal Aviation Administration telecommunications contract, rejecting media reports.