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They were already operating StarLink on Gulfstreams back in February with Elon tweeting they expected full FAA approval 6 months later: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1495320076135792644

Hawaiian Airlines seems to be the first airline that will be ready when approval hits: https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/releases/hawaiian-airl...

It’s been solved by companies like Gogo and Vianet using Ku, Ka and L band antennas on planes. StarLink will package their antenna in a line replaceable unit (LRU).

I'm aware it's been solved, my company did almost all of the engineering work in the US for in-flight WiFi mods.

I'm sure Elon has a plan, but there's a difference between modding a gulf stream and devising an STC for production installation on 100+ aircraft.

I’m guessing that $150k hardware fee is supposed to cover that.