From CNET: Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, is testing its offering with "several aircraft," according to a Tuesday report by Bloomberg. The hope is that the company will provide in-flight connection for airlines "as soon as possible," Starlink vice president of commercial sales Jonathan Hofeller reportedly said.
Hofeller reportedly added that Starlink is building six satellites a week at its assembly site close to Seattle.
SpaceX didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The company's goal is to sell internet connections to almost anyone on the planet via a growing network of private satellites orbiting above. In August, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Starlink had shipped 100,000 satellite internet terminals to customers in 14 countries.
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