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Gogo completes 5G network build

Broadband connectivity services provider Gogo Business Aviation has finished construction of its nationwide Gogo 5G network. “Our team was tenacious and overcame a host of issues including Covid-19, weather, the supply chain, and geopolitical concerns, to build a new network of 150 towers nationwide – and they did it in less than 12 months,” said […]

October 18, 2022

Gogo defends patent complaint

Gogo Inc, the private aviation In-Flight communications supplier, is in patent dispute with SmartSky. Gogo firmly denies the complaint and on September 27th, a Delaware court denied SmartSky their application for a Preliminary Injunction. The Court said a full hearing into the merits of the claim can go ahead. Under the ruling, the US District […]

September 29, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo buys back 1.5m shares

Gogo, the in-flight communications specialists, has agreed to buy back 1.5 million of its own shares for cancellation. The purchase solves an ownership complication with its backers BlackRock. The purchase will cost Gogo about $18.34 million or $12.23 per share, and will be bought from an affiliate business of BlackRock. Gogo explained how the issue […]

September 16, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo’s record results

Gogo supplies in-flight broadband connectivity to business aircraft and reported “record results” on August 5th. Helped by a recovery following on from the impact of Covid on aircraft demand, Gogo says it enjoyed revenue of $97.8 million (€96.4m), up 19 per cent y-o-y with Net Income of $22.0 million in the period to June 30th. […]

August 8, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo expands 5G network

Gogo Business Aviation, which supplies airline connectivity to business aircraft, has completed the build at its 75th 5G site in the US. Gogo says this is halfway to its target overall 5G network, and that its 5G system remains on budget and on schedule to launch in the second half of 2022. “Getting to the […]

July 22, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo going global with Hughes

Gogo, the in-flight connection service, is going global. Gogo, which supplies business users says it will work with Hughes Network Systems to offer what it claims is the world’s first true broadband service to aircraft. Hughes itself is an investor and partner with low Earth orbiting satellite service OneWeb, and will use OneWeb for its […]

May 23, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo revenues rise 26%

A rise in airline in-flight connectivity services this year and when compared to Covid-hit 2021 is not wholly surprising. In-Flight Connection specialist Gogo reported a 26 per cent rise in its quarterly revenues of $92.8 million (€88.2m) “fuelled by strong growth in both service and equipment revenue”. Gogo’s numbers were all positive, and one key […]

May 9, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo tops 1m flights

Gogo Business Aviation supplies business aircraft with communications and entertainment. The company has just topped 1 million flights using its AVANCE in-flight platform. “Demand for connectivity is at an all-time high and Gogo is delivering a world-class experience for customers who are doing data-heavy activities while in flight,” said Sergio Aguirre, president of Gogo Business […]

March 30, 2022By Chris Forrester

Gogo FY revenues up 24%

In-Flight aircraft broadband connectivity specialist Gogo has reported a rise in revenues of 19 per cent for its fourth-quarter to December 31st 2021. Its full-year numbers were even better at $335.7 million, up 24 per cent y-o-y albeit influenced by a recovery in travel from the Covid-influenced period a year earlier. Gogo now focuses on […]

March 7, 2022By Chris Forrester

Air France awards IFC contract to Intelsat

Intelsat has secured an Air France contract to supply In Flight Connectivity to its Airbus A220 aircraft. Sixty AF A220-300 aircraft will be supplied with Intelsat’s 2Ku high-speed, satellite-based inflight connectivity solution. “We are honoured to partner with Air France and delight their passengers with a superior inflight connectivity experience on Airbus’ state-of-the-art A220 aircraft,” […]

September 30, 2021By Chris Forrester