Hughes and Gogo have reached two major milestones in their partnership to advance business aviation in-flight connectivity, with Hughes announcing that the company has shipped more than 600 Hughes HDX and FDX electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) to support the Gogo Galileo platform and, as of today, more than 120 aircraft are flying worldwide with the system in service.
Reza Rasoulian, SVP and GM of the Aviation Business Unit at Hughes commented: “Reaching these milestones demonstrates the strength of our partnership with Gogo, the maturity of our aviation manufacturing capabilities, and our deep technical abilities. As demand grows for reliable, high-performance connectivity, we are delivering terminals that are proven in operation today and built for the future.”
Both companies focus on broadening Galileo availability across the global business aviation fleet and supporting the next phase of LEO adoption in the market, with certifications expanding across additional aircraft types and installations continuing worldwide.
The HDX and FDX ESAs power the Gogo Galileo system on the Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) network. The terminals are engineered to have no moving parts and are optimised for size, weight, and power. The design meets the performance and environmental demands of business aviation aircraft, Hughes states, and the Gogo Galileo system supports streaming, video conferencing and real-time collaboration while maintaining the low latency required for uninterrupted onboard productivity.
“Hughes continues to be a highly capable and dependable technology and manufacturing partner,” said Chris Moore, CEO of Gogo. “These milestones represent meaningful progress as we scale Galileo across our fleet and deliver consistent, high-quality connectivity to our customers. By the end of 2026, we expect to ship nearly 900 HDX and FDX terminals to our partners for customer installs.”
