Virgin Australia selects Gogo for satellite connectivity

Virgin Australia has chosen Gogo for satellite connectivity service across its fleet. Gogo will first install its dual-antenna 2Ku technology on one of Virgin Australia’s Boeing 737-800s, with customer testing commencing in April. Following the test period, installation of the 2Ku technology will move forward on the rest of Virgin Australia’s 73 737-800s, which make up over half of the airline’s entire fleet of 130 aircraft. Additionally, Gogo will install its 2Ku antennas and accompanying infrastructure on the airline’s 2 777s and 6 Airbus A330-200 aircraft. On Virgin Australia’s domestic and New Zealand flights, the 2Ku technology will interact with Ku satellites provided by Australian telecommunications company Optus. On international flights, the 2Ku antenna will connect with Intelsat and SES satellites, Gogo said. <br/>