Archer Aviation and Starlink hope your first ride in an air taxi will include in-flight internet

Archer Aviation is installing Starlink on its Midnight electric air taxis, the company announced on February 27.

The move, an industry first, will bring “stable, reliable, and high-speed connectivity” to Archer’s vehicles courtesy of Starlink’s low-Earth-orbit satellite internet systems.

Starlink capabilities will allow passengers to access the internet in-flight while also enabling better communication between individual aircraft, pilots, and engineers on the ground to create...