Germany-based MRO provider and aircraft operator Atlas Air Service has partnered with FTI Engineering Network to earn an EASA STC for the installation of the Gogo Galileo HDX system and Avance SCS router in the Cessna Citation CJ1+. This is the second STC for the Galileo HDX install that the companies have received over the past year, with the first being for the Embraer Phenom 300 in January.
The system uses the Eutelsat OneWeb low-earth-orbit satellite constellation and can provide data transfers at up to 60 Mbps down and up to 11 Mbps up, offering a stable broadband connection with low latency. It represents a major improvement over the previous systems available to small and medium-sized business jets.
At the Atlas locations in Bremen, Augsburg, and Altenrhein, Switzerland, the system can be installed in 10 to 14 business days, and as authorized Gogo distribution partners, the two companies will provide the Galileo hardware to other maintenance providers along with an STC for integration. They will continue their collaboration to develop additional Galileo HDX STCs for other CJ models.
In related news, Textron Aviation is now offering Galileo HDX as an option for new-production Citation CJ4 Gen3 twinjets. The CJ4 Gen3 is expected to enter service next year.