Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday said that Starlink terminals are being sent on an emergency basis to restore air traffic control connectivity in the United States. "The Verizon communication system to air traffic control is breaking down very rapidly.

A satellite company owned by Elon Musk has the inside track to potentially take over a large federal contract to modernize the nation's air traffic communications system. Equipment from Musk’s Starlink has been installed in Federal Aviation Administration facilities as a prelude to a takeover of a $2 billion contract held by Verizon,

Starlink equipment was installed as a prelude to a takeover of a $2 billion contract held by Verizon, government employees, contractors and others say.

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,

The U.S. FAA is close to canceling a $2.4B contract awarded to Verizon (VZ) to overhaul a communications system and awarding the work to Tesla

The FAA is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. That could raise a possible conflict of interest, experts say.

The FAA has confirmed it is considering cancelling a $2 billion contract with Verizon in favor of Musk’s Starlink systems.