Why America’s most profitable airline won’t take Elon’s Wi-Fi | Pirate Street Journal

The Pirate Street Journal · Oct 15, 2026 · 32m

HERE'S WHAT WE COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Delta's best customers will pick a flight for faster Wi-Fi.

Fuel is up 60%. Only three US airlines are profitable this year, and Delta is one of them. Its CEO shrugged off Elon's public jabs about Starlink, betting premium flyers buy the whole experience. Look at the Superconsumers, the tiny group of buyers who spend the most and care the most. At United, the top tier is about 0.02% of members, and they spend around $50,000 a year to get there. They work in the air. They want the fastest internet, whatever the logo. And seats aren't where the money…