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Apcela, Liberty Partners Team on Bizav Wi-Fi Upgrades

Field-approval installations available for a variety of classic business jets

Apcela Dual ATG connectivity system — © Apcela

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

May 22, 2026

Air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity provider Apcela and Liberty Partners have developed an upgrade path for installation of Apcela (née SmartSky) systems on legacy business airplanes that simplifies the certification process. Installing ATG on older aircraft using the major alteration process “gives operators of legacy business aircraft a faster, more predictable, and cost-effective path to modern in-flight connectivity,” according to Apcela.

Liberty Partners provides the FAA field-approval engineering and PMA parts for the upgrades, available for older Cessna Citations, Dassault Falcons, Gulfstreams, Hawkers, and Learjets. The company will develop supplemental type certificates (STCs) for these installations later, as more owners of those aircraft upgrade to Apcela ATG systems, and these will “migrate cleanly into the STC.”

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