(Bloomberg) -- For the past three years, Elon Musk has steadily elbowed his way into the booming market for in-flight Wi-Fi, with his Starlink service signing up blue-chip carriers from Air France to Qatar Airways to United Airlines.

Once active, passengers will get gate-to-gate connectivity fast enough for streaming, video calls, gaming, and real-time work, far beyond what traditional in-flight Wi-Fi offers. The rollout follows Hawaiian Airlines (HA),