US EditionRyanair rules out equipping planes with Musk's Starlink internet
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary cites a 2% fuel cost increase and short flight durations as reasons to reject Starlink, opposing other airlines adopting the satellite Wi-Fi system.
- Elon Musk and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary clashed over the cost of equipping Ryanair planes with Starlink Wi-Fi service, with Musk calling O'Leary an 'utter idiot' and suggesting he should be fired.
- O'Leary dismissed the idea of installing Starlink, citing fuel costs from drag caused by the antenna and estimating it would cost Ryanair up to $250 million a year.
- Musk argued that O'Leary was 'misinformed' and that Ryanair did not know how to measure the fuel impact of Starlink equipment accurately.
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Michael O'Leary, CEO of the budget Irish airline Ryanair, expressed disinterest in in-flight Starlink services, and as Business Insider reported, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took it personally. Starlink is a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX; Musk is also CEO of SpaceX. According to the outlet, two European carriers — Lufthansa and Scandinavian Airlines — recently introduced or plan to soon offer Starlink Wi-Fi to passengers, whereas Ryanair hasn't off…
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