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United Airlines

We have United Airlines's fleetwide statements but haven't verified any of its individual aircraft yet, so there is nothing here to pick from. What we do have is below, with its source.

What United Airlines says fleetwide

  • Starlink

    Some aircraft
    More than 400 United planes have Starlink today, and the airline expects to outfit close to 1,000 aircraft before the end of this year.

    A fleet total, not a per-aircraft-type count, so there is no honest percentage to put on any single airplane.

    United: Starlink Wi-Fi rollout · checked August 10, 2026

  • Free Wi-Fi

    Some aircraft
    Starlink Wi-Fi is free for United® MileagePlus® members

    Free where Starlink is installed, for MileagePlus members.

    United: Starlink Wi-Fi rollout · checked August 10, 2026

  • Seatback screens

    Varies
    United has more than 167,000 seatback screens across nearly 900 planes and plans to roughly double that number as it takes delivery of hundreds of new airplanes and retrofits existing aircraft.

    United counts planes with screens, not planes without. Which of its aircraft types have them is exactly what we have not verified.

    United: Starlink Wi-Fi rollout · checked August 10, 2026

Rollouts in progress

  • Starlink · Fleetwide

    Still rolling out. The airline's own timing: close to 1,000 aircraft by the end of 2026; the whole widebody fleet by summer 2027.

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