United Airlines has installed Starlink on over 300 regional aircraft and plans to equip more than 800 planes, representing about 53.4% fleet coverage. However, there are zero direct observations of Starlink on the COU-ORD route, and recent news confirms Starlink primarily on regional and select mainline routes like EWR-LAS and the first Boeing 737-800 retrofit. Given the lack of route-specific sightings and observations, the probability is anchored below the fleet coverage ratio, adjusted downward to 0.40 to reflect uncertainty and absence of direct evidence for this route, but supported by medium confidence rollout status and recent news of ongoing installations.

Last calculated May 21, 2026