Tag: Satcom Direct

Gogo is unveiled as new brand for the unified Gogo Business Aviation and Satcom Direct companies

Following the acquisition of Satcom Direct by Gogo Business Aviation, the unified company’s CEO, Chris Moore, today announces that Gogo is the new brand identity for the connectivity giant. The newly crafted Gogo identity and logo capitalize on the strong brand heritage of both companies while ...

Gogo|Satcom Direct renews three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group

Gogo Business Aviation|Satcom Direct has signed a second three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group, continuing the relationship first forged between the business aviation operator and Satcom Direct in 2021. The new deal provides even greater flexibility and resilience for Lux...

Gogo|Satcom Direct and Airbus finalise multifaceted memorandum of understanding

Gogo Business Aviation |Satcom Direct today announced the finalizing of a multifaceted Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus. The MoU confirms the two organizations’ aim to leverage the full potential of the Gogo Air-to-Ground (ATG), FlightDeck Freedom, and Gogo Galileo satellite connec...

Gogo completes acquisition of Satcom Direct

Gogo Inc. today announced the completion of its acquisition of Satcom Direct ("SD"), creating the only multi-orbit, multi-band, in-flight connectivity provider serving the needs of every segment of the global business aviation and military/government mobility markets. Gogo paid $375 million in ca...

Satcom Direct confirms first SD Plane Simple Ku-band terminal Gulfstream G600 production installation

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, announced that its advanced technology Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mount terminal is now available through Gulfstream for Gulfstream G650, Gulfstream G650ER, Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600 production aircraft. The first G600 equipped wit...

Gogo to acquire Satcom Direct

This morning Gogo and Satcom Direct announced entry into a definitive agreement under which Gogo will acquire Satcom Direct to create the only in-flight connectivity provider able to satisfy the performance and cost needs of every segment of the global business aviation (BA) and military/government ...

Satcom Direct appoints Tom Phillips as regional director for Asia Pacific region

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has selected Tom Phillips to serve as the regional director for its Asia Pacific operation. With immediate effect Phillips will be responsible for strengthening the SD presence in the region and executing SD’s ongoing strategic developmen...

SD equips first delivered Dassault Falcon 6X with “nose-to-tail” connectivity

Switzerland-based charter provider CAT Aviation AG selected Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, to equip the first Dassault Falcon 6X to enter service with a suite of connectivity solutions. The “nose-to-tail” portfolio of solutions includes a flight-deck communication da...

SD Plane Simple Antenna System approved for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is celebrating type approval of the SD Plane Simple Ka-band terminal for Viasat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service. The approval follows months of meticulous testing and optimization by both companies. It confirms that the advance...

Satcom Direct expands presence with new Basel office to support business aviation in the heart of Europe

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is strengthening its customer offering with the opening of a new office in Basel, Switzerland. Strategically positioned in the heart of one of Europe’s major business aviation hubs, the increased regional footprint demonstrates SD’s com...

Empire Aviation selects Satcom Direct for connectivity solutions as the first SD Plane Simple® Ku-band deployed in UAE

Today at Dubai Airshow, booth 218 Satcom Direct the global connectivity solutions provider, confirms Empire Aviation Group, a leading provider of integrated business aviation solutions and management services, Chalet S20, is the first operator in the UAE to deploy the advanced technology Plane Simpl...

Satcom Direct installs Plane Simple® Ku-band terminal for first Latin American executive jet

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is attending LABACE riding high on the first installation of a Satcom Direct Plane Simple® Ku-band antenna on a Brazilian registered executive jet. The terminal was installed on a Gulfstream G550 in July this year. The aircraft is the firs...

Satcom Direct and Gilat sign strategic agreement for joint ESA project to expand Plane Simple® portfolio

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, have signed a strategic agreement to develop and supply new ultra-low profile electronically steered antennas (ESA) to support i...

Inmarsat’s fastest ever Jet ConneX inflight broadband service plans to be powered by Satcom Direct’s Plane® Simple Ka-band terminal

Inmarsat today announced that a transformative new range of service plans for its Jet ConneX inflight broadband solution will be supported by Satcom Direct’s Plane Simple Ka-band terminal. Building on the long-standing commercial relationship with Inmarsat, SD will act as both as a distribution...

Satcom Direct validates benefits of Dual Dissimilar hardware offering

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, is adding Dual Dissimilar terminal capabilities to its expanding hardware portfolio. The Dual Dissimilar technology equips an aircraft with the Plane Simple Ku- and Ka-band tail mount antennas (Dual) to support two different satellite const...

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