Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (PAC) (previously incorporated as Matsushita Avionics Systems) is a subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation and is headquartered in Lake Forest, California with major business functions also shared with the former headquarters located in Bothell, WA.
Established in 1980, the product engineering and development departments are located in Lake Forest, CA, program management, certification, system installation engineering and quality in Bothell, Washington, and manufacturing performed in Osaka, Japan. Other offices and repair facilities are located worldwide, with major offices in Toulouse, Hamburg, London, Dallas, Dubai and Singapore.
PAC is the leading supplier of in-flight entertainment equipment, including music, video on demand (movies and television shows), in-flight shopping, phone service, email, video games, and GPS flight location display. PAC is an approved supplier to both Boeing and Airbus and the primary entertainment provider for a large number of prominent airlines worldwide. In the IFE market, their main competitors include Thales Group, Rockwell Collins, and LiveTV.
In late 2009, Lufthansa announced that starting mid-2010 they will re-launch their 'FlyNet' service with Panasonic Avionics' satellite-based broadband technology offering passengers in-flight Internet and cellphone connections. Lufthansa will make use of their existing onboard hardware that had been installed in 2003 by Connexion by Boeing, the now defunct provider of the airline's previous onboard connectivity system.[1][2]
PAC is AS9100, ISO14001, and ISO27000 certified.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ usatoday.com Lufthansa to launch in-flight Web, phone system (12 October 2009)
- ^ ocmetro.com Lake Forest’s Panasonic Avionics equips Lufthansa (12 October 2009)
[edit] External links
- http://www.panasonic.aero Panasonic Avionics Corporation Website
