Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) Also Certifies The Service

THe FAA has issued an STC to Gogo for the installation of its Ku-satellite based connectivity service on Japan Airlines' 767-300 aircraft. At the same time, the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), the aviation authority in Japan, has certified the installation. The 767-300 is the third aircraft type in JAL's fleet to receive FAA and JCAB approval for installation.

Gogo has partnered with JAL to install connectivity service and Gogo Vision - Gogo's wireless in-flight entertainment service – on JAL's domestic fleet and the certification is a key milestone in the installation process.

"We are in the install process on several aircraft and expect to have a consumer launch on JAL this summer," said Michael Small, Gogo's president and CEO. "Gogo is the clear leader when it comes to navigating the regulatory hurdles for the installation of broadband connectivity services and has guided numerous aircraft types and technologies - in both commercial and business aviation - through the Supplemental Type Certificate process."

Gogo now holds more than 60 STCs for broadband connectivity services covering numerous commercial aircraft types and Gogo's ATG, ATG-4 and Ku-satellite band technologies.  Gogo is in the process of securing an STC for JAL's 737-800 aircraft, which is the last STC needed to install Japan's complete domestic fleet.

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