GOGO

Gogo Inc.

A maker of in-flight broadband and connectivity services, Gogo keeps business and private aircraft online through its air-to-ground network and satellite systems, selling onboard hardware and support to pilots, operators, and aircraft makers. The company began as Aircell in 1991, when founder Jimmy Ray sketched an idea for an airborne telephone system on a paper napkin at a Texas barbecue restaurant. The "Gogo" name came later from a naming agency tasked with finding something short and catchy, and it launched as the airline Wi-Fi brand in 2008 before the whole company eventually took the name.