Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Fort Worth-based Trimec Aviation is developing a supplemental type certificate (STC) for the installation of Gogo Business Aviation’s Galileo HDX satcom system in the Gulfstream G200 midsize jet. Gogo Galileo is scheduled to begin service at the end of this year and runs on Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite network.
The half-duplex HDX electronically steered antenna is the smaller of two antennas that Gogo will offer for its Galileo service and will be the first product available for Galileo. It will fit on turboprops to larger jets and weighs 21.6 pounds and measures 24 inches long, 11.8 inches wide, and 2.1 inches tall. The larger full-duplex FDX antenna—at 40 to 45 pounds and with a length of 30 inches, width of 24.6 inches, and height of 2.1 inches—will be available in the first half of next year and will provide faster service speeds. Antennas for LEO satcom have no moving parts and are installed on the top of the aircraft’s fuselage.
More than 230 G200s are in service, according to Trimec. “We are excited to work with Gogo on the new Gogo Galileo HDX STC to provide our G200 customers with an easy upgrade option to the latest satellite connectivity technology,” said John Holland, general manager for Trimec Aviation.

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Trimec Aviation Plans Supplemental Type Certificate for Gogo Galileo HDX Satcom

Modification will be available for the 230 G200s in service

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