In response to strong demand for Gogo Galileo HDX, StandardAero is developing an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for select Bombardier Challenger 600 & Global series aircraft models with estimated availability this year.
Gogo Galileo, the latest innovation from Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), will provide operators worldwide with global, high-speed inflight internet for every size of business aircraft. The compact, fuselage-mounted, phased array antenna will leverage Eutelsat OneWeb’s enterprise-grade Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite network, which is designed for mobility to deliver low variability and consistent performance across all routes globally. The Gogo Galileo HDX will deliver fast, low-latency performance across the full breadth of business aviation aircraft worldwide.
“We’re excited to further expand our partnership with Gogo by developing Galileo HDX STCs onboard select Challenger and Global aircraft,” Tony Brancato, StandardAero Engine Services – Business Aviation division president said. “This is a testament to Gogo’s trust in our airframe modification certification services and the StandardAero team as a whole to deliver quality avionics support to our customers.”
StandardAero’s Gogo Galileo STC will cover over 2,000 aircraft, including Challenger 601 / 604 / 605 / 650 and Global Express XRS / 5000 / 6000 / 6500 / 7500 series aircraft models. The initial STC will be obtained via the FAA, with EASA and TCCA validations to follow.
“There are over 300 Gogo Avance-equipped Challenger 600 and Global aircraft in the market that could easily make the next step to upgrade to Galileo and achieve maximum inflight internet performance onboard for their passengers,” Brian Campbell, SVP of Sales, Marketing & Customers for StandardAero, Business Aviation said. “We’re excited to provide Challenger 600 and Global operators with another avionics solution to enhance their aircraft operations.”
StandardAero is uniquely positioned to complete these STCs due to the company’s experience supporting the Bombardier Global and Challenger airframes as well as its 25-year partnership as a Gogo dealer. StandardAero is consistently ranked among the top Gogo dealers. StandardAero’s Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) Office in Springfield, IL will develop the STC, and the Springfield site will complete the first installation. Once the STC is released, future installations can be completed at StandardAero’s airframe service centres in Augusta, GA, Houston, TX, Springfield, IL and Van Nuys, CA.
Operators can contact StandardAero to discuss more about the HDX, which is designed to be an easy upgrade to any AVANCE system (AVANCE L3, L5, LX5, SCS). A special promotional rebate of $25,000 is also available for a limited time to current Gogo customers operating a legacy air-to-ground system (ATG 1000, 2000, 4000, 5000) when installing AVANCE SCS and HDX.
