Certification underway for Gogo Galileo on Bombardier Challenger 300 series aircraft
Geneva, Switzerland – Gogo Business Aviation has announced the process to secure the first-article supplemental type certification (STC) for its Gogo Galileo HDX system on the Bombardier Challenger 300 series of aircraft is underway.
“The Bombardier Challenger 300 is one of the most popular super midsize jets on the market, making it a perfect candidate for our Gogo Galileo HDX system,” says Sergio Aguirre, Gogo’s president and chief operating officer. “Pursuing the STC for parts manufacture approval (PMA) is a critical step as we ready for commercial launch next year.”
Nearly 900 Challenger 300 series aircraft (300, 350 and 3500 models) have been sold since its inception in 2004 and 595 are installed with a Gogo Air-to-Ground (ATG) system. Approximately half of the 595 are equipped with AVANCE, Gogo’s platform, providing an easy path for upgrade to the newly announced Gogo Galileo product line, harnessing the power of low Earth orbit (LEO) network technology.
Duncan Aviation, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul service provider in the United States, is providing engineering and certification services to Gogo for the STC.
“The anticipation for Gogo Galileo remains high among business jet operators, so we are pleased to support Gogo’s efforts to secure this STC,” says Mike Minchow, Duncan Aviation’s executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Our team of engineers and certification experts have the skill and know-how to help bring this revolutionary inflight connectivity to installation readiness.”
Gogo Galileo, an extension of the AVANCE platform, will provide business aviation operators with a new era of inflight connectivity performance for all sizes of business aircraft around the globe. The HDX product is light and small in size making it suitable for a broad range of jet sizes while offering lower latency and greater speed than today’s geosynchronous (GEO) satellite systems.
When combined with Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo will have an offering in North America fusing LEO and 5G connectivity for the fast and high capacity, high performance of any inflight connectivity service.
EBACE 2023 attendees are invited to attend a demonstration of the Gogo Galileo system at Gogo’s static display located at AD_04 to experience this global broadband connectivity firsthand.
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