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Oakleigh Thorne

Thorne Stepping Back at Gogo

18 April 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Executive Chairman Oakleigh Thorne is moving away from day-to-day operations at Gogo.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, gogo, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Oakleigh Thorne Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo Presses Forward, Slips on Next Gen Network Timing

14 March 2025 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Gogo Galileo flying testbed, a Challenger 300

Gogo continues to make progress in its transformation to next-generation connectivity for the business aviation community. But, as with other recent earnings calls, this week’s included more delays in hitting those targets.

This story is about: BizAv, business aviation, Chris Moore, earnings call, Galileo, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Oakleigh Thorne, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo gets first antenna installed for Galileo testing

4 September 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

The Gogo Galileo flying testbed, a Challenger 300

Gogo is moving towards testing of its Galileo LEO-based inflight internet service, with the first antenna now installed on a Challenger 300.

This story is about: antenna, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, gogo, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Ku, Ku-band, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satellite Filed Under: IFEC

Another profitable quarter for Gogo, along with another 5G program slip

7 August 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the large 5G antennae on a Gogo ATG tower

Gogo continues to deliver profitable quarterly earnings, including growing service revenue in Q2 2024. Timing on its next generation programs, however, continues to slip.

This story is about: AVANCE, AVANCE LX5, BizAv, business aviation, earnings call, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, gogo, Gogo 5G, Gogo Galileo, Hughes, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo hits record service revenue, sees 5G slip a bit more

7 May 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the first antenna panels for the Gogo 5G network upgrade

Gogo CEO Oakleigh Thorne did not hold back when asked about how his company’s LEO solution would compete with Starlink, even with the latter already available in the market.

This story is about: air-to-ground, antenna, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L5, BizAv, business aviation, electronically steered antenna, electronically steered phased array, ESA, Galileo, gogo, Gogo 5G, Hughes, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, SpaceX, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo 5G slips a bit, with massive install forecast

25 March 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the large 5G antennae on a Gogo ATG tower

Gogo’s next-gen connectivity solution will be delayed a few more months, but the company still expects to be online by the end of the year. And it is forecasting massive install growth to follow.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L3, AVANCE L5, AVANCE LX5, BizAv, business aviation, David Helfgott, Galileo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, King Air 350, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satellite, SmartSky, SmartSky LiTE, Starlink Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo prevails over SmartSky again in preliminary injunction hearing

31 January 2024 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

A map of the 150 tower locations across the United States for Gogo's 5G rollout

Gogo has, once again, avoided a preliminary injunction prohibiting it from selling its next generation inflight connectivity solution.

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L5, BizAv, business aviation, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Inmarsat Global, lawsuit, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, merger, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satcom Direct, SmartSky, ViaSat Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Volato picks SmartSky for HondaJet fleet

8 September 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Volato's HondaJet fleet is coming online with SmartSky LiTE

Travelers on Volato’s fleet of HondaJet aircraft will soon have access to SmartSky‘s inflight internet services. The two companies agreed to fit more than 20 new jets in the fractional fleet operations with the SmartSky LITE solution, with an option to retrofit existing aircraft in the fleet. SmartSky demonstrated the capability to deliver the high-quality […]

This story is about: air-to-ground, ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L3, BizAv, business aviation, HondaJet, IFC, IFEC, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, Oakleigh Thorne, Ryan Stone, SmartSky, SmartSky LiTE, Volato Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

Gogo reports record service revenue, reduces forecast

8 August 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the first antenna panels for the Gogo 5G network upgrade

Chalk up another record revenue quarter for Gogo. But the company expects the next couple years to be rough, with downward revisions on revenue, free cash flow, and other metrics.

This story is about: ATG, ATG-NG, AVANCE, AVANCE L3, AVANCE L5, AVANCE LX5, BizAv, business aviation, earnings call, Galileo, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, LEO, Low Earth Orbit, Oakleigh Thorne, OneWeb, Satellite, SmartSky Filed Under: IFEC

Gogo pays down debt, reports record quarterly service revenue

3 May 2023 By Seth Miller Leave a Comment

Installation of the first antenna panels for the Gogo 5G network upgrade

Gogo notified debtors of its intention to pay off $100 million of outstanding debt, a move that will help the company reduce its long-term interest expenses.

This story is about: earnings call, gogo, Gogo 5G, IFC, IFEC, in flight, in-flight connectivity, in-flight internet, in-flight wifi, inflight connectivity, inflight wifi, lawsuit, Oakleigh Thorne, patent, SmartSky, SmartSky LTE, STC, STCs, Supplemental Type Certificate Filed Under: IFEC, PremCat

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