Duncan Aviation has obtained FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval to upgrade Gogo Business Aviation legacy air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity systems in Hawker 800XPs to newer Avance L3 units. The MRO company completed this STC work and installation at its satellite facility at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Missouri.
“We were pleased to accommodate our customer's Wi-Fi needs by installing the Avance L3 in his Hawker 800XP,” said Ed Reeve, manager of Duncan Aviation’s satellites in St. Louis, and Nashville. "As long as you're upgrading from one of the Gogo legacy ATG systems originally installed with a Duncan Aviation STC, we can prepare the aircraft and install the Avance L3.”
Duncan estimates a five-day downtime for the upgrade in most cases. The upgrade entails removing the existing ATG line replaceable unit (LRU) and replacing it with the Avance L3 LRU. The antennas installed with the legacy system won’t need replacement and will provide access to the upcoming Gogo 5G/LTE network.
To help make the upgrade more affordable, Gogo is offering incentives for customers to upgrade to an Avance system, namely $50,000 and $25,000 rebates for Avance L5 and L3 Max/Plus, respectively, upon service activation.
Separately, Duncan Aviation has begun developing a similar STC for Dassault Falcon 2000/2000EXs and expects approval for this later this year.