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Astrova IFE system in a business class seat on an Egyptair aircraft.

Press Release: Egyptair’s new A350-900 to feature Panasonic IFE

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions,... Continue Reading

Lots of large IFE displays hang on a wall, showcasing different channels, including in the bottom left, a screen that stays "Starlink/United" to represent the integration of IFC and IFE.

Panasonic enjoys rapid IFE growth as connected seatback takes wing

Today, only about 8% of Panasonic Avionics’ embedded inflight entertainment systems in the world fleet are connected to onboard connec... Continue Reading

Ultra-wide Astrova Curve screen is pictured. Content is running on the screen, showing a person using their smart phone to capture the image of a sunset. The screen is highly immersive.

Panasonic Avionics sees Astrova Curve debuting in first class

Years after the initial Covid shut-down period first began, first-class travel is seeing an impressive resurgence, as some of the world’s to... Continue Reading

Rendering of the earth with aircraft flying around the globe, with a focus on China

Press Release: Panasonic to explore LEO IFC opportunities with Spacesail

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions,... Continue Reading

Panasonic Astrova IFE screen is embedded into a business class seat.

Press Release: Panasonic’s Astrova IFE achieves historic milestone

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions,... Continue Reading

(from left to right) Aziz Koseni, Head of Sales and Account Management, EMEA, Panasonic Avionics; Daniel Kerrison, Senior Vice President, flydubai; Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, flydubai; Ken Sain, Chief Executive Officer, Panasonic Avionics; Hernan Abbes, Vice President Global Sales, Panasonic Avionics; Tom Eskola, Vice President of Panasonic Technical Services, Panasonic Avionics; Ismaili Yajid, Regional Account Director, Sales and Marketing, Panasonic Avionics

Press Release: flydubai selects Panasonic Avionics’ Astrova IFE

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions,... Continue Reading

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Gilat pleased with ESA take-up as airlines roll out multi-orbit IFC

Gilat Satellite Networks has shipped hundreds of its Gilat Stellar Blu ‘Sidewinder’ multi-orbit electronically steerable antennas (ESA) to c... Continue Reading

3 seats in an aircraft from the back showing different aspects on each of their IFE screens.

Panasonic Avionics enhances Arc 3D inflight map platform

Panasonic Avionics in 2019 debuted its powerful Arc 3D interactive map platform for inflight entertainment, injecting competition into a lan... Continue Reading

Female passenger enjoys IFE on a United Airlines aircraft

United, Delta tout NPS and wellbeing benefits of seatback IFE

Will high-speed inflight connectivity disrupt the embedded inflight entertainment world, and ultimately sound the death knell for seatback I... Continue Reading

Panasonic secures more airlines for Gilat ESA-based multi-orbit IFC

Panasonic Avionics recently announced it has selected Intellian Technologies’ electronically steerable antenna (ESA) to serve as an augment ... Continue Reading

Rendering of Intellian flat panel antenna atop a fuselage

Panasonic Avionics adds LEO-only IFC antenna including for GEO augment

Earlier this year, during the SATELLITE 2025 conference and exhibition in Washington D.C., Panasonic Avionics revealed to Runway Girl Networ... Continue Reading

Panasonic's cloud-native Wi-Fi Portal on various devices

Press Release: Panasonic Avionics launches next-generation Wi-Fi portal

Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the world’s leading supplier of in-flight engagement and connectivity (IFEC) solutions,... Continue Reading

Press Release: PAC chief Ken Sain to assume Panasonic Connect CEO role

Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. today announced that, as stated by Panasonic Holdings Corporation, it’s President and CEO, Yasuyuki Higuchi, wil... Continue Reading

Rendering of Qatar 787-9 in-flight. Image: Boeing

Qatar Airways to realize AI vision on 777X with Panasonic Converix

As commercial airlines gravitate towards offering a more connected and personalized seatback IFE experience for passengers, and the limitati... Continue Reading

Airbus A350-1000 in the airframer's livery in-flight

Panasonic, Airbus discuss possible interim solution for Ku HBCplus

Panasonic Avionics is in talks with Airbus about a possible “interim solution” for the Ku-band side of the airframer’s linefit, ... Continue Reading