Gogo has outlined its long-term roadmap for Gogo Galileo at NBAA-BACE 2026, with improvements intended to extend the value of customers’ investments through the mid-2030s and beyond. For aircraft owners and operators, the roadmap provides a basis for investing today, with a clear path to meet rising connectivity expectations over the life of their aircraft.

Galileo is purpose-built for business aviation and military/government aircraft, with a chassis architecture designed to support successive generations of technology. Customers installing Galileo today or in the near term, whether the HDX or FDX antenna, will have a defined, predictable path to higher performance as onboard technology and satellite networks advance. Broader service availability is also expected over the next decade as additional countries authorise low Earth orbit (LEO) operations.

Gogo plans substantial performance upgrades about every 24 months over six years, with target download speeds five times today’s speeds and target upload speeds 10 times today’s performance levels.

The HDX and FDX upgrade path is being designed to preserve as much of the existing installation infrastructure as possible, including retention of the antenna mounts, fairing and wiring to build on existing supplemental type certificates (STCs). Greater commonality across Gogo’s onboard infrastructure also gives customers flexibility to adapt their connectivity as operational needs evolve. The objective is to keep installation work, aircraft downtime and cost to a minimum when adopting upgraded capabilities.

Chris Moore, CEO of Gogo, says: “Installing connectivity is a long-term investment in an aircraft’s capability, productivity and appeal.”

He adds: “We are planning the technology, the upgrade path and the support around the full life of our customers’ investment.”

The Galileo roadmap is matched by a corresponding plan to sustain and improve service in space, with enhanced capacity directed where needed and improved service management tools intended to give customers greater visibility and control. Gogo has also prioritised a reliable supply chain to keep Galileo readily available for customers planning installations over the next decade.

The roadmap is backed by offices in 16 countries and 24/7/365 multilingual support teams able to send a technician to the tarmac within 24 hours anywhere in the world.