CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - July 18, 2021 Check out the July 18 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
Business & GAGogo Starts Flight Testing 5G Antennas Gogo Business Aviation has begun flight testing the antennas for its next-generation 5G network, the Colorado-based in-flight connectivity (IFC) service provider said in a June 22 press release. On the ground network…
Business & GAGogo Delays 5G In-flight Connectivity Network Deployment to 2022 Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne told investors that the in-flight connectivity (IFC) service provider will deploy its 5G network a year later than planned during the company's March 11 fourth quarter 2020 earnings…
Business & GAGogo Shifts Focus to Business Aviation with Completion of Commercial IFC Sale to Intelsat Gogo will shift its in-flight connectivity (IFC) focus to business aviation after completing the $400 million sale of its commercial aviation segment to Intelsat on Dec. 1. Under their new structure, Chicago-based…
ConnectivityGogo’s John Wade Talks Intelsat Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Acquisition In early September, Intelsat made the move to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million. Despite the aviation industry’s struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic and Intelsat’s ongoing Chapter 11 restructuring,…
CommercialPODCAST: Aeromexico's Daniel Iriarte Talks Staying Connected Amid COVID-19 On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature an interactive roundtable session from the second installment of the Global Connected Aircraft Summit's 2020 "Cabin Chats" series that occurred Sept. 22-24. Daniel…
CommercialPODCAST: Valour's Daniel Welch Talks Global Airline In-flight Connectivity Updates On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Daniel Welch, a senior consultant with Valour Consultancy, discusses all of latest updates around in-flight connectivity equipage updates, aircraft groundings and future prospects for…
CommercialIntelsat CCO Says Gogo Acquisition Will ‘Transform’ the IFC Experience Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will create capacity efficiencies, industry…
ConnectivityIntelsat to Acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation In-flight Connectivity Business Intelsat agreed to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million in cash, the operator announced late Monday. Gogo provides in-flight connectivity (IFC) to more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, serving 21 commercial…
Business & GAGogo Posts $86 Million Net Loss, Makes Further Cuts in Second Quarter Gogo reported consolidated revenue of $96.6 million and a net loss of $86 million in its Q2 2020 financial results released on Monday. Gogo, which provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) services has been…