Summary
Elon Musk and Ryanair's CEO, Michael O’Leary, had a public disagreement over Starlink's in-flight Wi-Fi service. O'Leary criticized the service due to potential costs, and Musk defended it, highlighting the advantages and claiming lower fuel impact than O'Leary stated.
Key Facts
- Ryanair's CEO called Musk "misinformed" about the impact of Starlink Wi-Fi on airlines.
- O'Leary claimed installing Starlink could increase Ryanair’s fuel costs by $200-$250 million annually.
- Musk argued O'Leary overestimated the fuel penalty by ten times.
- Ryanair joked about Musk's platform, X, experiencing outages in the U.S.
- Lufthansa and SAS have chosen to use Starlink on their planes.
- Starlink's VP stated their latest technology has only a minimal fuel impact of about 0.3%.
- Musk jokingly suggested buying Ryanair and putting someone named Ryan in charge.
- Michael Nicolls from Starlink clarified that their equipment is efficient and has a lower profile.
