Streaming live World Cup soccer games on airplanes is becoming a reality

Soccer fans may soon be able to catch more than just flights while traveling this summer on one of America’s largest airlines. Just in time for the world’s largest sporting event—the FIFA World Cup—travelers will be able to stream live entertainment on some United Airlines flights with Starlink Wi-Fi, thanks to a collaboration with DirecTV. The experience, which includes a number of live TV channels, will continue through July 20 on “as many as 150 Starlink-enabled aircraft,” according to a United announcement this week. “This technology has the potential to transform how we think about the...