Gogo has confirmed JBJ Participacoes LTDA (JBJ Agropecuária) as the first customer for Gogo Galileo HDX in South America. With the installation complete, the Brazil-based farming corporation can now access high-speed broadband on a Phenom 300E, delivered by the electronically steered antenna (ESA), which links with the Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.
The terminal includes the Gogo Galileo half-duplex ESA and Gogo Avance SCS. This is complemented by the Gogo Vision 360 service for comprehensive connectivity and inflight entertainment on the previously unconnected aircraft. The Gogo Galileo system is also designed to augment crew flight plan preparations, enable improved inflight weather monitoring, and support the collection, aggregation and analysis of operational data in real time.
“We regularly fly across Brazil and South America, so we immediately saw the value of adding the Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity system to our aircraft,” said José Batista Júnior, CEO of JBJ Agropecuária. “With the system installed, we can stay productive, keep in touch with our farms, and follow the latest relevant industry news, enabling us to make more informed commercial decisions during our extensive trips. Knowing that the crew’s operational capabilities will be strengthened will make our flight department more operationally and financially efficient, and we’re especially pleased to have access to Gogo’s human customer support and local presence in Brazil.”
TAM Aviação Executiva, a Brazilian MRO and Gogo Brazil dealer, modified the Embraer Phenom 300E under a supplemental type certificate (STC) developed by Atlas Air Service in Germany. The STC was approved by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and is expected to be subsequently validated for certification by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) for the Brazilian market.
“Gogo Galileo HDX is perfectly sized for the Phenom 300E, and we’re delighted we can provide a solution that has until now, not been available for the South American market,” said Ewerton Libanio, managing director of Gogo Brazil. “JBJ Agropecuária now receives uninterrupted, reliable connectivity, which adds value to their business and their asset. This is the first time we’ve worked with JBJ Agropecuária. Their immediate interest indicates that the broad suite of Gogo products and services is a welcome addition to the South American market.”
Discussions are already underway concerning installing the Gogo Galileo offering on other aircraft in the JBJ Agropecuária fleet. This is in addition to advanced talks with other South American operators.
