Musk says Delta CEO Ed Bastian will lose his job after Starlink decision

  • Elon Musk renewed criticism of Delta’s Amazon Leo decision and CEO Ed Bastian.
  • Delta plans to install Amazon Leo on 500 aircraft beginning in 2028.
  • United said Starlink was installed on 450 aircraft in July.

Elon Musk renewed his attacks on Delta Air Lines and CEO Ed Bastian over the carrier’s decision to choose Amazon Leo rather than SpaceX’s Starlink for its next-generation in-flight connectivity. Musk said Delta could lose customers, repeated his prediction that Bastian would lose his job over the reported Starlink rejection, and mocked the airline’s current Wi-Fi in a post suggesting it could isolate an artificial-intelligence system from the internet. Delta plans to begin installing Amazon Leo on 500 aircraft in 2028, integrating the service with Delta Sync. The carrier says its free Delta Sync Wi-Fi, presented by T-Mobile, is available on more than 1,200 aircraft and has recorded more than 160 million customer sessions. United said in July that Starlink had been installed on 450 mainline and regional aircraft, with fleetwide coverage targeted by the end of 2027, while American Airlines plans Starlink installations on more than 500 narrowbody aircraft from 2027. Delta’s choice adds to competitive pressure on Amazon to deliver Leo as rival airlines expand Starlink-equipped fleets.

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