Gogo Business Aviation Introduces New Gogo Galileo Product Line

Gogo Business Aviation announced its Gogo Galileo product line at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) today with the unveiling of a second electronically steered antenna (ESA) form factor for use on its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband solution.

Gogo Galileo offers two fuselage-mount antennas which include a previously announced “HDX” antenna, designed with a small form factor to fit on any size business aircraft, and today’s announcement of the “FDX” antenna which is designed to fit on larger aircraft and will deliver best-in-class performance.

“With the introduction of the FDX antenna, our AVANCE platform now offers a complete portfolio of North American air-to-ground (ATG) and global LEO products to meet the unique needs of each segment of the business aviation market,” said Sergio Aguirre, Gogo’s President and Chief Operating Officer.

“We have solutions to fit any aircraft size, flying any mission, whether the owner is focused on value, high performance, or redundancy, all coupled with our award-winning customer support.”

Gogo says it designed and engineered both antennas in close collaboration with Hughes Network Systems and Hughes will also be the manufacturer.

“Leveraging the research and development investment of the HDX antenna, we have successfully accelerated our roadmap of bringing a second, best-in-class antenna to the market,” said Aguirre. “FDX will maximize the capacity and performance of the OneWeb network for nearly 8,000 global heavy jet operators.”

“We’re proud to support Gogo as they continue to enhance their world-class inflight broadband system for business aviation,” said Reza Rasoulian, Vice President of Hughes. “Thanks to the dynamic partnership between Gogo and Hughes, combined with our engineering expertise and close collaboration with OneWeb, Gogo Business Aviation customers will soon realize an unmatched LEO connectivity experience worldwide.”

When Gogo Galileo launches, Gogo will be able to offer the fastest and highest capacity inflight connectivity products in North America through a combined LEO and 5G superior solution enabled by the AVANCE platform’s unique multi-bearer capability.

“We’re excited to see Gogo’s continued progress alongside the very tangible progress OneWeb has made in recent weeks with the completion of our LEO constellation, and the continued roll out of our ground infrastructure,” said Jason Sperry, head of business aviation for OneWeb. “It’s clear that together we mean business!”