Starting in January, members of the airline’s AAdvantage loyalty program will have free access to wireless internet on 90 percent of its fleet, the company said.
Category: Satellites
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Amazon to Launch First Project Kuiper Internet Satellites: What to Know
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Pushes Its Way Into India
By signing deals with India’s two biggest telecom players, the tech tycoon and Trump adviser has improved his odds of breaking into an enormous market.
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Federal Grant Program Opens Door to Elon Musk’s Starlink
Under new rules from President Trump’s Commerce Department, a $42 billion high-speed internet effort will no longer favor fiber-optic cable.
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Rocket Engine Fire Stalls Japan’s Ambitions to Launch Satellites
Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
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Disney and DirecTV Reach Deal to Restore ESPN and ABC
The agreement ends a two-week dispute that had prevented many of DirecTV’s 11 million customers from watching programs like Monday Night Football.
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Disney and DirecTV Reach Deal, Ending ESPN Blackout
The agreement ends a two-week dispute that had prevented many of DirecTV’s 11 million customers from watching programs like Monday Night Football.
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DirecTV’s Dispute With Disney Shows Why Satellite TV Is in Trouble
While the cable TV business is declining quickly, satellite TV is decaying even faster.
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Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain
The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns.
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SpaceX Rocket Fails, Breaking Apart in Orbit
The failure, the first since 2016, ended a streak of more than 300 successful launches for the Falcon 9 rocket.
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Patrick Gottsch, Champion of Rural TV Programming, Dies at 70
After a career as a satellite dish installer, he found success with RFD-TV, a 24-hour cable channel aimed at farmers and ranchers.
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Elon Musk Dominates Space Launch. Rivals Are Calling Foul.
At a time when the U.S. government is concerned about its reliance on a mercurial billionaire for access to space, new competitors say Elon Musk’s SpaceX is using tactics intended to squash them.