To best address the topic of substantial number of Gogo Galileo HDX STCs, we have asked one of our in-house experts, Chad Ostertag, Senior Aftermarket Channel Manager at Gogo. With more than twenty years of experience in business aviation as well as a tenure in telecommunications, Chad is a wealth of knowledge.
To walk us through why securing Gogo Galileo HDX STCs is a crucial step and why it matters for the business aviation market, we asked Chad to share his insights.
A supplemental type certificate (STC) is a civil aviation authority-approved major modification or repair to an existing type-certified aircraft. Basically, what a STC means for a business or private jet owner is that the installation has been done to meet the Federal Aviation Associations (FAA) regulations. For the Gogo Galileo HDX antenna, our dealers will need STCs to guarantee that the installed antennas meet regulations.
Whenever you do any sort of antenna installation, it requires numerous other time and labor-intensive tests. A STC is an investment of time, taking on with an average from start to finish six months and of course it is also an investment of money, costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Timing is everything. I like to call it the perfect storm. Our dealers recognize the impact that Gogo Galileo HDX will have on the global business aviation market and want to be a part of it. We have always had interest from a handful of dealers to develop STC’s for our products, but Gogo Galileo is different. This is the only product that had the majority of dealers (close to 90%) asking to develop a STC for either HDX or FDX.
The first European maintenance organization to obtain a Gogo Galileo HDX STC will be Atlas Air in Germany for the Embraer Phenom 300. You can review the complete list of STCs in progress here.
The global business aviation market has been hungry for a cost-effective, high speed data solution for well over a decade or more. By leveraging LEO satellites and deep aviation expertise, Gogo Galileo is going to level up inflight connectivity for all business aircraft worldwide.
To explore more about LEO inflight connectivity and experience an in-person demo of Gogo Galileo, RSVP to one of our 2025 tour stops and watch this webinar.
