Shuaib Shahid, head of international sales for Gogo (L) and Mark Sander, senior vice president of sales for Gogo with the then newly announced Gogo Galileo HDX antenna (L) and FDX antenna options in 2023
Business jets are steadily picking up the pace on LEO-based satellite internet installations, according to the latest data from Hughes Networks and Gogo. The companies shared this week at the Satellite conference in Washington, DC that more that 600 Hughes terminals have shipped to Gogo and more than 120 aircraft are flying with the Gogo Galileo service active.
These milestones represent meaningful progress as we scale Galileo across our fleet and deliver consistent, high-quality connectivity to our customers.
– Chris Moore, CEO of Gogo
Just a few weeks ago Gogo shared in its quarterly earnings call that 74 aircraft were active on Gogo Galileo, powered by the Eutelsat OneWeb LEO constellation, at year-end. Adding another 50(ish) this quarter reflects the progress of the STC programs for the terminal installation, as well as a maturing of the supply chain to support the hardware deployments and the service offering.
Gogo’s test jet with the HDX antenna installed early in the testing process.
In that same earnings call Gogo shared that ~240 terminal shipsets were in the market, working through the installation process. The company anticipated reaching 700 aircraft active at the end of the year, with another 200 installations pending. It reiterated those numbers as part of the update this week, with CEO Chris Moore confirming that the company expects to have shipped “nearly 900 HDX and FDX terminals to our partners for customer installs” by the end of 2026.
Speaking to the program, Reza Rasoulian, SVP and GM of the Aviation Business Unit at Hughes, added, “Reaching these milestones demonstrates the strength of our partnership with Gogo, the maturity of our aviation manufacturing capabilities, and our deep technical abilities.” Rasoulian previously shared with PaxEx.Aero that Hughes’s manufacturing facility in Germantown, Maryland offered significant flexibility in its ability to scale up or down on antenna production rates, depending on Gogo’s sales success.
A mock-up of the new Hughes phased array antenna panel, on display at Satellite Show 2022
The company reported a $27.6 million increase in cost of equipment revenue YoY for 2025 attributable to the launch of the Galileo product line, with a similarly-driven boost of equipment sales revenue of $21.4 million. There is some lag between the expense of buying the terminals and recognizing revenue for selling them onward to an installation partner or aircraft owner.
Gogo’s 2025 10-K indicates “over 300” HDX terminals shipped by Gogo at the end of the year, including active installations and systems pending install. The company did not break out FDX numbers, nor did this week’s update split out the inventory by product type. It does imply nearly 300 terminals shipped to Gogo in Q1 of this year, suggesting Hughes will have no trouble keeping pace on the manufacturing side to hit the 900 terminal goal for year-end.
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Seth Miller has over a decade of experience covering the airline industry. With a strong focus on passenger experience, Seth also has deep knowledge of inflight connectivity and loyalty programs. He is widely respected as an unbiased commentator on the aviation industry.
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