Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Gogo Business Aviation is a provider of in-flight broadband Internet service and other connectivity services for business aircraft.

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.

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