Gogo Business Aviation and Canada’s Skyservice Business Aviation have partnered on the development of supplemental type certificates (STCs) for installation of Gogo 5G equipment on six aircraft models. The STCs are from both the FAA and Transport Canada Civil Aviation. Gogo is also expanding its Canada coverage and now has nine 5G air-to-ground (ATG) tower sites in the country, with about 150 in the U.S.
Customers that choose Gogo’s Avance L5 ATG system and have two MB13 phased-array antennas installed will be able to swap the L5 equipment for the 5G LX5 line replaceable unit. The 5G service is expected to become available in the second quarter of 2025.
Under the partnership, Skyservice—a Gogo dealer—has already developed Transport Canada STCs for the Gulfstream G280, Embraer Legacy 450/500, Cessna Citation CJ3/CJ3+, and Bombardier Challenger 300/350 and 604/605, and it is working on the Citation X. FAA validation is pending for the G280, Legacy 450/500, and Citation CJ3/3+, while it has been received for the Challenger 300/350 and 604/605.
Discounts are available (up to $50,000) for Avance upgrades and provisioning for Gogo 5G. Skyservice is also booking slots for upgrades from Gogo’s legacy ATG 1000 through 5000 systems to Avance since the legacy systems will no longer work after the transition to LTE technology in early 2026.