Global Eagle Opens Sydney office  

March 30, 2017

Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. has opened a new office in Sydney to support its burgeoning airline business in the South Pacific. 

This month, Global Eagle signed an exclusive content service agreement with Australia’s flagship carrier Qantas Airways and Qantas’ low-cost subsidiary Jetstar Airlines. Global Eagle will provide a full lineup of movies, TV shows and music via seatback, overhead and wireless inflight entertainment (IFE) systems on Qantas’ 200-plus entertainment-equipped aircraft. Jetstar passengers will enjoy the feature-rich lineup on seatback screens aboard the airline’s growing fleet of 787s. Moving forward, Global Eagle will work closely with Qantas Group to enhance passenger quality of experience through traditional and new media offerings. 

Fiji Airways and regional carrier Air Niugini have also recently signed on with Global Eagle. As the airlines’ exclusive IFE content service provider, Global Eagle will deliver a full suite of seatback, overhead, tablet and wireless IFE movies, TV and music content on multi-year arrangements. 

“Our dedicated regional teams, local presence, unmatched global content expertise and creative solutions make Global Eagle the leading content service provider in the South Pacific and around the world,” said Amir Samnani, senior vice president of content services for Global Eagle. “Airlines now have access to our unrivaled content libraries and innovations on their in-cabin entertainment systems across their fleets. Strategically locating our team in Sydney, Global Eagle is uniquely positioned to serve our clients and content partners, while growing our local presence.” 
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