United Airlines plans to add SpaceX's Starlink Wi-Fi services to its entire fleet through a gradual rollout kicking off later this year. The airline announced on Sunday that it will begin testing connectivity using Starlink satellites next month,

The last time a Starship upper stage failed was in March last year, as it was reentering Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, but rarely has a SpaceX mishap caused widespread disruptions to air traffic.

The US has grounded SpaceX's giant Starship rocket while an investigation is carried out into why it exploded during its latest test flight. The rocket's upper stage dramatically broke up and disintegrated over the Caribbean after launching from Texas on Thursday,