Inflight internet isn’t just for airliners and big business jets anymore. Gogo, the company that pioneered air-to-ground data connectivity a decade ago, today offers smaller, lower-priced gear that’s perfect for turboprops and light jets.
The company’s most popular data-connectivity option for smaller business aircraft is the Avance L3 unit, which is now a line-fit option on the Pilatus PC-12NG and is coming to the HondaJet soon as well. Priced from around $30,000 plus installation cost, the Avance L3 ATG system provides passengers with inflight internet access, Gogo text-and-talk access over their personal smartphones, Bloomberg news, weather, inflight map and the option to watch hundreds of popular TV shows and movies, which are stored on the unit’s hard drive so there’s no additional cost to stream the entertainment content. Internet speed…
