Duncan Aviation has received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for the installation of Gogo Business Aviation Avance L3 air-to-ground connectivity systems on Falcon 2000s. The work was completed at Duncan’s satellite facility in Chesterfield, Missouri, at Spirit of St. Louis Airport.
The upgrade gives passengers and crew on the aircraft access to Gogo’s long-term evolution (LTE) network and replaces legacy Gogo ATG equipment. The older equipment runs on Gogo’s evolution-data optimized (EV-DO) network, which is being phased out in early 2026. Installation of the Avance L3 LTE system can in “most instances” use the same antennas as the legacy EV-DO system, according to Gogo. The upgrade takes five days.
Duncan is warning customers that upgrade slots are filling up. Gogo is also offering incentives to upgrade to the Avance system. These include rebates of $25,000 for L3 (Max and Plus versions only), $50,000 for L5, and $100,000 for L5 and Gogo 5G, the new high-speed network that is scheduled to be switched on in mid-2024.