Musk, "You will lose your job" venomous remarks to Delta CEO who 'ignored Starlink'

Musk's venomous remarks to Delta CEO who 'ignored Starlink': "You will lose your job"

Offensive after unconfirmed remarks "Don't want to be with Musk" revealed

Bloomberg: "In-flight Wi-Fi emerges as a key service airlines compete for"

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, publicly attacked the CEO of Delta Air Lines for choosing Amazon's satellite internet 'Leo' instead of his company's Starlink for in-flight internet service, saying, "He will lose his job."

According to Bloomberg News and American economic media Investopedia, among others, on the 1st (local time), Musk recently targeted Delta CEO Ed Bastian on social media X, stating, "He will lose his job over this."

The trigger was when airline industry blogger 'JonNYC' disclosed a tip on X that Bastian had made negative remarks about Musk while explaining why Delta had not adopted Starlink at an internal company event.

According to this report, Bastian said, "We don't want to be with Elon Musk. Trust me," and it was also reported that he had tried Starlink at another event but indicated he did not want to do business with Musk.

It was also reported that Bastian said, "If you know Musk's reputation, you'll know everything said about him is true."

However, JonNYC stated that the content he shared was 'relayed' information and that he could not confirm the accuracy of the quotes. Delta also did not confirm the authenticity of the remarks.

Nevertheless, Musk attacked Bastian and Delta.

He also ridiculed Delta's in-flight internet service in another X post, writing, "The best way to isolate AI from the outside world is to put it on a Delta plane," adding, "There will be no chance of connecting to the internet."

Delta chose Amazon's low-orbit satellite internet Leo, which is currently under construction, instead of Starlink this year, and plans to introduce the service to over 500 aircraft starting in 2028.

In an interview with Bloomberg in May, Bastian explained the reason for the choice, stating that Amazon offers various services in addition to satellite technology, and Leo provides better bandwidth at a much lower price than Starlink.

At the time, Musk also criticized Delta's decision not to choose Starlink, saying that customers would have to use the internet in an inconvenient and expensive way. Delta rebutted, claiming Musk's assertions were inaccurate.

Currently, Starlink is significantly ahead in terms of satellite network size.

Amazon plans to build over 7,000 Leo satellites, but currently, only about 400 satellites are in orbit. In contrast, Starlink operates over 11,000 satellites and has 12 million users.

Delta's major competitors, including United Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines, are adopting Starlink.

Bloomberg analyzed that this clash between Musk and Delta demonstrates that in-flight Wi-Fi, once merely an ancillary service, has now emerged as a core service for which airlines compete to attract high-income and loyal customers.