Global Eagle

Op-ed | Satellite bankruptcies circa 2000 vs. 2020: We’ve come a long way!
It’s been 20 years since the last big round of satellite bankruptcies. With Intelsat, OneWeb, Speedcast, and Global Eagle filing for bankruptcy, and several others teetering, 2020 will be known as the new year of reckoning for many satellite companies.

Global Eagle Entertainment completes Chapter 11 restructuring
Global Eagle Entertainment, a provider of media services and satellite Wi-Fi to aircraft, boats and remote locations, has exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Global Eagle files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Global Eagle Entertainment, a provider of media services and satellite Wi-Fi to aircraft, boats and remote locations, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection July 22, citing the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on global travel.

AST&Science picks Midland for Micron satellites
AST&Science announced plans Nov. 15 to begin building extremely satellites in 2019 at its new North American manufacturing plant in Midland, Texas.

Global Eagle to collaborate on Telesat LEO constellation
Inflight connectivity provider Global Eagle will help Telesat in design and test the operator’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation, the companies announced May 15.

Global Eagle looks abroad for new aviation business
Satellite connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment on April 2 detailed three nearly complete international connectivity deals with airlines in Europe and Asia that have the potential to increase its number of connected aircraft by a third.

Global Eagle raises $150 million, appoints new CEO
Satellite connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment on March 8 announced $150 million in fresh capital from a private investment firm and the appointment of its second chief executive in 13 months.

Global Eagle submits overdue SEC filings, details $223 million loss
Satellite connectivity and content provider Global Eagle Entertainment on Jan. 31 handed in the last of its late financial documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and expects the Nasdaq stock exchange will soon halt its delisting process.

Global Eagle ends joint venture talks with China’s Shareco following US opposition
U.S. regulators have thwarted a proposed joint venture between satellite connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment of Marina del Rey, California, and Beijing Shareco Technologies of China.

Q&A: Dave Davis, former Global Eagle CEO, on why he left and the future of in-flight connectivity
Dave Davis, Global Eagle Entertainment’s chief executive from July 2014 until February this year, left the company at the same time as Chief Financial Officer Tom Severson. Their departure also coincided with the company’s announcement that it would be late filing its annual financial report.

Global Eagle nabs Harris CapRock CFO
Harris CapRock Chief Financial Officer Paul Rainey has left the company to join the executive team of satellite connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment.

Global Eagle receives Nasdaq warning after missing SEC deadline
Satellite connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment has been given until May 19 to release its 2016 financial results to avoid the risk of being dropped from the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Global Eagle shares plummet as CEO, CFO step down amid questions
Shares in Global Eagle Entertainment took a nosedive Tuesday (Feb. 21) after the in-flight connectivity stalwart disclosed the abrupt departures of its CEO and CFO.

Global Eagle’s mystery satellite purchase is SES’s AMC-3
Satellite fleet operator SES disclosed Jan. 13 that it was the owner of the inclined-orbit satellite that Global Eagle purchased recently to boost its in-flight connectivity service.

Satellite service providers Harris CapRock, Globecomm said to be for sale
Harris Corp. has put its CapRock maritime satellite services division on the sales bloc after concluding that the business will drop another 25 percent. Globecomm is also said to be up for sale.

Gogo says its 2Ku’s 100 Mbps is airline Holy Grail, higher speeds not crucial
PARIS – In-flight broadband provider Gogo Inc. on Aug. 4 said early results from its 2Ku satellite broadband service suggest it is outperforming expectations and will pay for itself within two or three years of installation on a commercial jet.<...

Aircraft satellite connectivity buys maritime with GEE’s $550 million purchase of EMC
Aeronautical content and satellite-connectivity provider Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) on May 9 said it would purchase maritime satellite services provider EMC for $550 million in the latest consolidation in the mobile satellite business.

SES: Aero satcom growth is so big that it wouldn’t suffer from consolidation of top 3 players
Satellite fleet operator SES on Feb. 26 said the aeronautical satcom market was growing so quickly and in so many directions that even a merger of the three biggest companies – Gogo, Panasonic Avionics and Global Eagle Entertainment – would not pose a threat to SES, which does substantial business with all three.