Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO) and Airshare have announced a multi-year inflight connectivity agreement that allows Airshare’s aircraft management clients to upgrade their services. The agreement includes options to install Gogo AVANCE, Gogo 5G and Gogo Galileo, which is the company’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellite service.
“We are focused on delivering a best-in-class experience for everyone who flies with us, whether it be for business or leisure,” said John Owen, president and CEO of Airshare. “Secure, dependable connectivity has never been more essential for those flying private with us.” He added, “We continuously explore opportunities to enhance Wi-Fi performance for both our Managed and Fractional fleets, and we’re excited to be offering these new upgrade options from Gogo.”
Airshare operates a nationwide fleet nearing 150 aircraft, including turboprops and ultra long-range jets. Its Fractional Program provides fractional shares and jet cards for aircraft like the Challenger 3500 and Phenom 300, which are eligible for upgrades through Gogo’s Supplemental Type Certificate portfolio.
The partnership continues a longstanding collaboration between Gogo and Airshare, with 65% of Airshare’s Phenom 300 aircraft already equipped with Gogo AVANCE. Plans are in place to upgrade the remaining fleet within the next year. “This partnership is a commitment by Airshare and Gogo to bring an even better experience to our mutual customers in North America and beyond with our family of connectivity services,” said Sergio Aguirre, Gogo’s president and COO.
Gogo is a Broomfield-based provider of broadband connectivity services for the business aviation market, offering a suite of smart cabin systems for connectivity, inflight entertainment and voice solutions. Its products are installed on thousands of business aircraft and utilized by major fractional ownership operators and corporate flight departments.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., Airshare provides private aviation solutions that include aircraft management, fractional ownership, jet cards, charter services and aircraft maintenance.