West Star Aviation supporting Gogo C1 installationsnews Yves Le Marquand 25 Jun 25 0West Star Aviation is ready to support installations of Gogo’s newly certified C1 line replaceable unit (LRU). This week Gogo announced the granting of supplemental… Read more
ACI Jet completes first Garmin and Starlink upgrade on Citation XLSnews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jun 25 0ACI Jet’s FAA Part 145 Repair Station has completed its first installation of a Garmin G5000 integrated avionics suite paired with Starlink satellite internet on a Citation… Read more
Gogo makes first 5G end-to-end callnews Yves Le Marquand 18 Jun 25 0Gogo has made the first ever end-to-end 5G call using GCT Semiconductor chip technology. The call, which took place on June 16th, confirms the Gogo 5G… Read more
Gogo gets FAA approval for Galileo FDX antennanews Yves Le Marquand 8 May 25 0Gogo has received parts manufacturer approval (PMA) from the FAA for its Gogo Galileo FDX antenna. With the PMA confirmed, Gogo’s dealer network is pushing ahead with… Read more
Gogo signs first Brazilian Galileo customernews Alasdair Whyte 22 Apr 25 0JBJ Agropecuária, a large Brazillian agribusiness company, has become Gogo’s first Brazilian Galileo customer. The company is using Gogo Galileo on its Phenom 300. TAM… Read more
EASA approves Gogo STC for DC flow Plane Simple tail mountnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Apr 25 0Gogo’s supplemental type certificate (STC) for a direct current variant of Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount terminal for the Gulfstream G280 has been approved by… Read more
FAA approves Gogo STC for Gulfstream GV and G550news Yves Le Marquand 19 Mar 25 0Gogo has received FAA approval for a supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount terminal for Gulfstream GVs and G550s. The… Read more
MEC now authorised Starlink dealer for Southeast Asianews Yves Le Marquand 14 Mar 25 0Metrojet Engineering Clark (MEC), a Philippines-based MRO station, is the first authorised dealer in Southeast Asia for SpaceX’s Starlink. The agreement means MEC can now… Read more
Gogo gets PMA approval for Galileo antennanews Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 25 0Gogo has received parts manufacturer approval (PMA) from the FAA for its Gogo Galileo HDX antenna. To secure confirmation, Gogo worked with Delta Engineering, which, as… Read more
Gogo|Satcom Direct renews supplier agreement with Luxaviationnews Yves Le Marquand 17 Feb 25 0Gogo Business Aviation|Satcom Direct (SD) has signed a second three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group. The new deal builds on the first signed back in 2021, providing… Read more
Nextant gets STCs for Starlink on Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 5500 aircraftnews Alasdair Whyte 2 Dec 24 0Nextant Aerospace has been awarded FAA supplemental type certificates (STC) for its Bombardier Global 5000 and Global 5500 Connectivity Installation Kits. The maintaince division of… Read more
The Official Guide to Aircraft Connectivity 2025news Rob Hodgetts 6 Nov 24 0So you want great connectivity on your business jet (that’s a given, right?) but you don’t know your LEO from your GEO. Or maybe you… Read more
Apcela agrees to SmartSky acquisitionnews Rob Hodgetts 23 Oct 24 0Communications company Apcela has agreed to acquire the defunct SmartSky air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network by the end of the year. SmartSky ceased operations on August… Read more
Clay Lacy completes first five Starlink installationsnews Yves Le Marquand 10 Jul 24 0Clay Lacy Aviation has expanded its MRO capabilities with the completion of an inital five Starlink connectivity installations. The news comes after Clay Lacy became… Read more
Volato reveals first HondaJet equipped with SmartSkynews Mike Stones 14 Jun 24 0Fractional business jet provider Volato has revealed the first HondaJet in its fleet to be equipped with the SmartSky LITE in-flight connectivity system; claimed to… Read more
OPUL Jets upgrades fleet with SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation connectivitynews Mike Stones 29 May 24 0Private jet charter provider OPUL Jets is ungrading its fleet with SpaceX’s Starlink Aviation connectivity system. Revealing the new partnership at the European Business Aviation… Read more
Avcon Jet launch customer for SD Satcom Direct Simplenews Alasdair Whyte 27 May 24 0European operator Avcon Jet is the launch customer for Satcom Direct’s new SD Plane Simple terminal. The Plane Simple terminal is an Electronically Steered Antenna… Read more
CAT Aviation selects Satcom Direct for Dassault Falcon 6X connectivitynews Yves Le Marquand 9 Apr 24 0Swiss charter operator CAT Aviation has chosen Satcom Direct to equip its first Dassault Falcon 6X to enter service with a suite of connectivity solutions. … Read more
Clay Lacy now authorised dealer for Starlinknews Yves Le Marquand 6 Mar 24 0Clay Lacy Aviation has agreed to become an authorised dealer and installer for Starlink, the SpaceX-operated satellite internet constellation. The satellite-based internet solution engineered by… Read more
Satcom Direct gets DO-160 for Plane Simple antennanews Yves Le Marquand 18 Dec 23 0Satcom Direct (SD) has received DO-160 approval for its SD Plane Simple Ka-band tail mount antenna. The milestone has been achieved after more than 400 validation… Read more
