The Federal Air Force Administration began testing the use of Spacex satellite internet terminals Starlink in the national airspace, almost two years after Verizon was awarded a contract of two billion dollars to do similar jobs.
Founder and executive director Spacex Elon Musk hard On his platform of social media X that the Verizon system “does not work, and thus the airboy passengers put a serious risk.”
Verizon spokesman did not immediately respond to the commentary request.
News, first reported BloombergIt comes only a few weeks after the new US Transport Minister Sean Duffy said that Musk and its so -called “Government Efficiency” Department will help “upgrade” air traffic control systems.
FAA explained on Monday in a statement that Alaska had long had problems with reliable time information for the airline.
“FAA for re -authorization 2024. Requests FAA to repair the telecommunications relationships to resolve these needs,” the statement published on the X read. “That is why FAA considers the use of Starlinka from the previous application to increase reliability in remote places, including Alaska.”
The Agency also confirmed that it tests one terminal at its facility in Atlantic City and two terminals at critical sites that are not safe in Alaska.
Musk spent the last month hacking on the internal action of the Federal Government with the help of from the staff of the workerMany come from his companies ecosystems, including Spacex and Tesla. Doga workers have been accessed by multiple federal agencies regulated by Musk companies, and some that – as far as we know – are still conducting the current investigations of these companies.
President Donald Trump argued that Musk would self -self -self -conflict of interest, which means that no agency or person is evaluating whether the richest man in the world has personally used this approach and power.