FAA tests Starlink terminals as Musk claims Verizon tech is ‘not working’

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun testing the use of SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Terminals in the national airspace system, almost two years after giving Verizon a $ 2 billion contract to perform similar tasks.

Elon Kasturi, the founder and CEO of SpaceX Claim The Verizon System on his social media platform X “is not working and therefore has put the airline at serious risk of travelers.”

A Verizon spokesperson did not immediately respond to any request for the comment.

News, the first report BlombergNew US Transport Secretary Shean Duffy said that the musk and its so -called “government skills department” was about to help “upgrade” the air traffic control system.

The FAA explains in a statement on Monday that Alaska has long been a problem with reliable weather information for the airline.

The statement posted on the X Reed requested the FAA to re -approval the FAA to re -approval, “In the statement posted on X Reed.” This is why FAA has been considering the use of Starlink since the previous administration to increase reliability on remote sites including Alaska. “

The company also confirmed that it was examining two terminals on a terminal and Alaska non-defense critical sites in Atlantic City.

Kasturi spent on hacking on the internal work of the federal government with help last month From a cadre of workersMany of them are from the ecosystem of his companies, including SpaceX and Tesla. In the dose, employees have gained access to multiple federal agencies that control the musk companies and something that – as far as we know – still investigating in those businesses.

President Donald Trump has claimed that any conflict of the musk interests will self-call, which does not mean that no company or person is evaluating whether the world’s rich people are personally benefiting from this access and power.