American Airlines might be swapping its Wi-Fi provider for something a little more galactic. The airline has confirmed it’s been talking to Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) about powering its in-flight internet. This could be a massive win for Jeff Bezos’ satellite venture, putting it head-to-head with Elon Musk’s Starlink in a battle for dominance at 38,000 feet.

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CEO Robert Isom admitted the airline is evaluating Amazon Leo to bring faster, low-latency broadband to its fleet of over 1,000 planes. Securing American Airlines would be a huge coup for Amazon.

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Here is the catch: Amazon Leo works just like Starlink – using low-Earth orbit satellites – but it is way beh

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