StandardAero IAH Installs First GOGO Smart Router and Media Server on Hawker 800XP

StandardAero's Houston, TX (IAH) MRO facility installs its first GOGO Business Aviation UCS-5000 smart router and media server on a Hawker 800XP aircraft. Along with the new router, the company also installed an ATG-5000 system. Together, these two systems provide passengers the ability to watch the latest television shows and movies while also using the internet. As part of the project, StandardAero utilized a Liberty Partners Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to activate the WIFI.

“We are pleased to provide expanded cabin and IFE capabilities for our customers,” says Melissa Maddox, vice president and general manager of StandardAero’s Houston facility. “In particular and for this customer, the UCS-5000 adds extra functionality to allow passengers to stream video content from the router to mobile devices versus standard ATG-5000/4000 installations.”

In addition to StandardAero’s long presence at George Bush International (IAH) airport, the company launched an authorized official Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Satellite Repair Station at Houston Hobby (HOU) airport last year, with direct access to the airfield. The HOU facility operates service vehicles complete with tooling needed to deliver repair services directly to operators within the airport perimeter as well as surrounding airports, including Ellington, Sugarland, West Houston Executive, Hooks and Conroe.