FAA Has No Plan to Swap Verizon, L3Harris With Starlink: Reuters

FAA administrator Bryan Bedford says the agency is not considering replacing its current telecommunications contractors with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite unit, Reuters reports.

• Bedford tells lawmakers in a Tuesday letter reviewed by Reuters
  • FAA is not aware of any effort by SpaceX to assume FAA’s contracts held with L3Harris or Verizon, Bedford says

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