Investing.com - Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) Chief Executive Ed Bastian defended the carrier’s decision to select Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) over SpaceX’s Starlink for in-flight Wi-Fi service, citing lower costs and additional technology offerings.
"Amazon brings a lot more than just satellite technology," Bastian told Bloomberg in an interview on Monday. "They bring great retailing capability and Amazon Prime and video gaming technologies, which Starlink does not have."
Bastian said the Amazon service offers improved bandwidth at a much lower price point than Starlink. The comments came after Elon Musk criticized Delta’s choice on social media platform X last week.
Starlink operates approximately 10,000 satellites in orbit and has signed agreements with Emirates, Lufthansa, British Airways and United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) for in-flight internet service.
Delta announced a deal with Amazon in March to install the rival Amazon Leo internet service on 500 aircraft starting in 2028.
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