Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system
A satellite company owned by Elon Musk is on a possible fast track to take over a large federal contract to modernize the nation’s air traffic communications system.
Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication
The contract had already been awarded to Verizon, but now a SpaceX-led team within the FAA is reportedly recommending it go to Starlink.
Report: Starlink and FAA could partner, work to upgrade air traffic control systems
Democratic lawmakers say the FAA possibly adopting Starlink raises potential ethical concerns and conflicts of interest since Elon Musk is spearheading the Trump administration’s effort to
FAA Might Drop Verizon for Starlink as Elon Musk Controls U.S. Government
The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the Post, and upgrades the systems that allow FAA offices to communicate with air traffic control facilities. But Musk has been critical of Verizon in recent days,
Elon Musk’s Starlink being tested for air traffic communication at N.J. facility
Starlink, a satellite company Musk owns, could assume a contract held by communications giant Verizon. The technology is being tested outside of Atlantic City.
Musk slams a Starlink competitor amid questions about $2.4B FAA contract
Elon Musk’s promotion of his satellite company's services came as his Department of Government Efficiency weighs potentially steep cuts at the FAA, which is overseeing the contract.
Lawmakers question Musk influence over Verizon FAA contract
A growing number of U.S. lawmakers are raising questions about the potential for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to interfere or take over a $2.4 billion Federal Aviation Administration telecommunications contract with rival Verizon.
Elon Musk says he's sending Starlink tech to FAA while asserting, without evidence, that air safety is 'at risk'
Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s sending his Starlink satellite internet terminals to the Federal Aviation Administration while saying, without providing evidence, that current technology poses a risk to air travel safety.
Elon Musk's Starlink in line for deal with FAA, raising potential ethical concerns
The FAA is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. That could raise a possible conflict of interest, experts ...
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'This is false' - Musk won't disconnect Ukraine from Starlink
Billionaire Elon Musk has denied a Reuters report that the United States allegedly threatened Ukraine with disconnecting ...
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FAA Says It Is Testing Starlink in Alaska in Bid to Improve Weather Data
Regulator will install Starlink terminals at its facility in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and two “non-safety critical sites” ...
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Starlink now says it will ban X in Brazil
Starlink faced the seizing of expensive equipment from its 23 ground stations nationwide had it gone on allowing X to be accessed in Brazil, Anatel's Arthur Coimbra told The Associated Press.
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US Threatens To Cut Ukraine's Starlink Access: Report
Starlink provides crucial internet connectivity to Kyiv ... U.S. interests and lacked provisions that would help deter ...
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FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk’s Starlink, sources say
A team of employees from SpaceX, Starlink’s parent company ... FAA’s deliberations were previously reported by the Associated Press and Bloomberg News. Transportation Secretary Sean P.