Musk approved a shipment of 4,000 Starlink terminals to the FAA last week for the initiative, with the goal of completing the overhaul in one year, said one of the people. One terminal has already been installed at the FAA’s air-traffic control technology lab in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for testing, the person said.

Elon Musk's SpaceX is looking to deploy Starlink satellite internet terminals to speed up the information technology networks that support the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's national airspace system,

SpaceX aims to deploy Starlink terminals to upgrade the FAA's IT networks, raising concerns about conflicts of interest. Further, the initiative could impact an existing $2 billion contract with Verizon for critical infrastructure.