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Gogo Business Aviation

Gogo Business Aviation is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gogo Business Aviation rather than just read about it. In short: Gogo Business Aviation (formerly Aircell) is a division of Gogo Inflight Internet, a provider of in-flight broadband Internet service and other connectivity services for business aircraft. It is headquartered in Broomfield, CO.

Key takeaways

Gogo Business Aviation belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gogo Business Aviation to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gogo Business Aviation from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gogo Business Aviation (formerly Aircell) is a division of Gogo Inflight Internet, a provider of in-flight broadband Internet service and other connectivity services for business aircraft. It is headquartered in Broomfield, CO. Gogo Business Aviation is the only company in the United States authorized by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use frequencies in the 800 MHz band for inflight communications. In June 2006, Gogo Business Aviation successfully bid $31.3 million for a 3 MHz air-to-ground spectrum in an FCC auction. The system is based on the TIA-856-A Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) standard.

History Aircell began in 1991 in a barbecue joint in Denison, Texas, where company founder Jimmy Ray sketched his idea for an affordable telephone system for private airplanes on a paper napkin. Through a partnership with cellular providers, Aircell began providing analog-based voice communications on private aircraft in North America. In 1998, Aircell received an FCC waiver granting it authority to operate its analog network. In 2002, Aircell began offering Iridium satellite for global voice and narrowband data service. In 2005, Aircell launched Axxess, a product that provides IP-based aircraft telephone systems, with handset and color display.

On August 1, 2007, American Airlines partnered with Aircell to offer broadband on American's flights. On September 13, 2007, Virgin America partnered with Aircell to add broadband capabilities to their flights. On January 22, 2008, American Airlines completed the first aircraft installation of the Aircell Internet broadband connection at American's Kansas City maintenance base. On February 29, 2008, Aircell unveiled the product name as Gogo Inflight Internet. On August 5, 2008, Delta Air Lines announced it was installing Aircell's Gogo Inflight system on all of its airplanes over the subsequent year. Delta later decided to filter pornographic content on its flights after customer and employee responses. Delta now operates Gogo on all of its mainline and two-cabin regional aircraft, On August 20, 2008, Gogo went live on American Airlines. On May 12, 2009, AirTran Airways announced it would install Aircell's Gogo Inflight System on all of its airplanes by late July 2009. In June 2011, Aircell became a division of Gogo as part of a re-branding effort. On February 24, 2010 Alaska Airlines announced it would install Aircell's Gogo Inflight system on all of its airplanes. October 2012, Aircell is awarded Dristribution Partner status by Inmarsat for its SwiftBroadband L-Band service On April 15, 2013 Aircell completed its acquisition of Airfone from LiveTV. The original Airfone service was shut down on December 31, 2013. On September 2, 2014, Aircell was officially rebranded as Gogo Business Aviation. In December 2024, SmartSky Networks initiated an antitrust lawsuit against Gogo Business Aviation

Products Aircell holds over 20 patents relating to technology for airborne telecommunications. Under the Gogo Biz Service, Aircell sells its ATG 2000, ATG 4000, ATG 5000, SwiftBroadband Service, Aircell Aviator 200, and Aircell Aviator 300/350 products. Formation Inc., a software company based in Moorestown, New Jersey, developed two critical hardware components of Aircell's Gogo Inflight Internet system: its central processor unit (ACPU) and the custom-built cabin wireless access point (CWAP).

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References

External links Gogo Business Aviation web site Gogo Inflight web site LiveTV web site Archived 2016-04-21 at the Wayback Machine

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gogo Business Aviation

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gogo Business Aviation claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gogo Business Aviation before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gogo Business Aviation ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gogo Business Aviation

In research: Gogo Business Aviation appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gogo Business Aviation in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gogo Business Aviation is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Companies based in Broomfield, Colorado, Companies based in DuPage County, Illinois, Internet service providers of the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gogo Business Aviation outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gogo Business Aviation in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gogo Business Aviation means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Gogo Business Aviation in simple terms?

Why does Gogo Business Aviation matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gogo Business Aviation?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gogo Business Aviation.