Finance

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation takes us to Luxembourg to talk with Peter Platzer, the CEO of Spire. We find out that Peter was a classically trained tenor and is […]

Global Eagle has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate a sale of its assets to a group of loan holders. The company, which provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) […]

Lockheed Martin continues to see sales increases despite the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the company reported Second Quarter (Q2) 2020 net sales of $16.2 billion, compared to $14.4 billion in […]

There may be a sliver of good news for satellite In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) providers looking to rebound from the COVID-19 shutdown, according to new air travel industry data released by […]

Exotrail has raised $13 million (11 million euros) for on-orbit transportation for small satellites. This Series A round was led by two European Venture Capital firms, Karista (through Paris Region […]

There are many things I thought I would never say, and getting a Harry Potter space-related exclusive would no doubt fall into that category. However, this week’s Thursday Morning Conversation […]

Virgin Galactic has hired Disney executive Michael Colglazier as the company’s new CEO. Colglazier has decades of experience at Disney, and was most recently president and managing director of Disney […]

SES Americom filed a $1.8 billion claim in Intelsat’s bankruptcy case on Tuesday, alleging  breach of contract related to the C-Band Alliance (CBA).  In the filing, SES said the two […]

“We were looking at the telemetry and going — ‘This isn’t right. This isn’t right. Something is definitely going wrong,’” said Doug Liddle, CEO of In-Space, recounting what it was […]

ManSat Group has appointed Rachel Beattie as CFO. Rachel joins the company from SMP Partners Group, having previously held various senior financial management roles within the online and digital technology […]

The acrimony between Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Gilat Satellite Networks over the ongoing acquisition has heated up, as Comtech argues it is not required to close on the acquisition, and […]

United States space companies are hoping to get more help against foreign competitors through financing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal lending agency that SpaceX pointed to on Thursday as […]

Welcome to another of Via Satellite’s Thursday Morning Conversations. This time we are off to Texas to talk to Tara Bamburg, manager of  Inflight WiFi and Entertainment at Southwest Airlines. […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s acquisition of Gilat Satellite Networks looks to be in trouble as Comtech has filed a complaint against Gilat alleging its business has taken a major hit, and […]

Antenna Research Associates (ARA) has completed its acquisition of AQYR Technologies to broaden its business with AQYR’s satcom ground terminals. The newly acquired company will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

The United Kingdom is set to take a significant equity share in OneWeb in a groundbreaking deal. On Friday, July 3, OneWeb announced the U.K. government through the Secretary of […]

Yona Ovadia has stepped down from his position as CEO of Gilat Satellite Networks. The Israeli satellite networking company confirmed that its CFO and Chief Integration Officer Adi Sfadia will […]

Sky Perfect JSAT (JSAT) is considering a long-term play in several new markets, including the Earth Observation (EO) and data analytics markets, JSAT Executive Officer and Group President of Global […]

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation (TMC) goes all the way to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to talk to Masood Mahmood, the CEO of Yahsat, one of […]

A bankruptcy court has approved Intelsat’s request for an employee incentive plan worth $17 million, despite an objection from the U.S. Trustee overseeing the case.  The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for […]

Hispasat extended its European and American maritime market partnership with solutions provider Syntelix for another two years, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator announced July 2. Syntelix said it would use […]

Yahsat announced Tuesday that its Board of Directors has appointed Andrew Cole as CFO. Cole will assume the position on July 1. He succeeds Balakrishnan Doraisamy, who is retiring after […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday launched a new business segment dedicated to serving the aerospace and satellite industry. The new AWS Aerospace and Satellite Solutions division will be led […]

The satellite industry is sometimes difficult to understand. OneWeb recently filed for bankruptcy, letting go of most of its staff, but not long after filed for an expansion of their […]

Thaicom and CAT Telecom revealed a joint satellite business venture to help strengthen Thailand’s telecommunications infrastructure and to support the growth of the digital economy industry and satellite industry. CAT […]

We are back in Canada this week for another great Thursday Morning Conversation. This time we talk to one of the most well-known faces in the industry, Dan Goldberg, president […]

Maxar Technologies has agreed to acquire Saab’s share of the two companies’ joint venture Vricon, Inc., in a $140 million cash deal. Maxar’s Tuesday evening announcement said this will allow […]

The United States Trustee overseeing Intelsat’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case has decided against forming an equity committee of common shareholders at this time.   In a letter to the ad hoc […]

Redwire, a newly formed company for space solutions, on Tuesday said it has acquired Made In Space (MIS), a provider of on-orbit space manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing and robotic […]

Intelsat and SES both filed their C-band spectrum transition plans with the FCC last week on June 19. The operators are working to meet the FCC’s accelerated clearing timeline to […]