Aircell
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| Division | |
| Industry | Technology, Aviation |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Jimmy Ray |
| Headquarters | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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John Wade (Executive VP), Andrew E. Geist (Senior VP) |
| Products |
In-flight entertainment In-flight connectivity |
| Parent | Gogo Inc |
| Website | www |
Gogo Business Aviation (formerly Aircell) is a division of Gogo Inflight Internet is 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.
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,
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