Global Eagle Entertainment Announces Its AIRCONNECT System is Catalog Offerable on New Boeing 737 Airplanes
LOS ANGELES, July 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT), a worldwide leading provider of content, connectivity and digital media solutions to airlines, and Boeing (NYSE:BA), today announced that Global Eagle's (GEE) Ku-band satellite connectivity system, AIRCONNECT, is now catalog offerable on new Boeing 737 airplanes. With inclusion in the catalog, airlines can now order new Boeing 737 airplanes with the option of including GEE's Ku antenna and system in their aircraft prior to delivery.
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"We're excited to deepen our relationship with Boeing, as GEE now offers current and future customers the ease of ordering our AIRCONNECT system directly from the Boeing catalog," commented Dave Davis, CEO at GEE. "We believe offerability directly from Boeing is a key differentiator among our customers, and will drive future orders and customer wins for GEE. It provides airlines that are expanding their fleets or replacing aircraft with another reason to choose our leading system as they plan future orders and installations."
About Global Eagle Entertainment
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq:ENT) is a worldwide provider of media content, technology, and connectivity solutions to the travel industry. Through the industry's most comprehensive product and services platform, Global Eagle Entertainment provides airlines with a wide range of inflight solutions. These include Wi-Fi, movies, television, music, interactive software, as well as portable IFE solutions, content management services, e-commerce solutions and original content development. Serving approximately 150 airlines worldwide, Global Eagle Entertainment delivers exceptional quality and value to its customers to help them achieve their passenger experience objectives. The company's headquarters are located in Los Angeles, California, with offices and teams located in North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Oceania and South America. Find out more at: www.geemedia.com
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Released July 14, 2015