Gogo, a
provider of in-flight connectivity and an innovator in in-flight entertainment,
announced the appointment of David Russell as senior vice president and
general manager of Europe and the Middle East for
commercial aviation.

 

“We’ve had
many conversations with international air carriers for both our in-flight
entertainment solution and connectivity solutions.  Now that we’ve
announced our partnership with Inmarsat to distribute what we believe is the
first global Ka-band connectivity solution for the aero market, we’re excited
to be able to leverage David’s expertise to expand those services to the global
market,” said Michael Small, Gogo’s president and CEO. 

 

David has more
than 20 years of management experience at leading aviation IT services and
telecommunications companies.

 

He was recently
serving as vice president of strategic programs for SITA Group in London.
Prior to that, David served as COO of OnAir.

 

With the
appointment of Russell, Gogo veteran Niels Steenstrup will become
vice president of international operations. 

 

Niels has
extensive global product, marketing and sales experience in the aviation
industry including his experience at Connexion by Boeing where he led marketing
and sales activities for Europe, the Middle East and the
Americas. 

 

Gogo’s
international operations will be based in London. 

 

Last year, Gogo and Virgin America jointly announced that Virgin America will be the first
airline to offer Gogo’s next generation ATG-4 service.

 

By
Telecomlead.com Team
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