Airbus Interior Services to support generic Ka IFC retrofits on A320s
In what could be seen as a surprising win for a company that self-identifies as a “development stage service provider of inflight entertainm... Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Panasonic
COVID-19 crisis expected to heighten passenger expectations for IFC
With millions of people teleworking and using high-bandwidth applications to facilitate business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it stands to re... Continue Reading
Panasonic sees fiscal 1Q decline in IFEC sales and MRO services
The sharp decline in commercial flight operations amid the COVID-19 crisis has impacted both the sale of inflight entertainment and connecti... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic Avionics appoints Joe Bentley as CTO
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has announced the appointment of Joe Bentley as Chief Technology Officer. Bentley, who joins Pana... Continue Reading
In-seat power leaders on the extended transition to USB-C
With a growing demand for inflight power observed long before the amplification effects of COVID-19, the passenger experience industry is re... Continue Reading
Press Release: Air Tanzania picks Panasonic for IFEC on A220s
Air Tanzania has selected Panasonic Avionics’ (Panasonic) inflight entertainment (IFE) and connectivity systems to enhance the passenger exp... Continue Reading
NXT Communications emerges in IFC with new ESA for narrowbodies
Amid a crisis that has brought the inflight connectivity sector to its knees – highlighted by the recent warning from Global Eagle tha... Continue Reading
Press Release: Middle East Airlines taps Panasonic for IFEC on 15 A321s
Panasonic Aviations has been selected by Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA) to provide inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solu... Continue Reading
Singapore Airlines mostly impresses on world’s longest flight
The air was thick and humid outside Singapore’s sprawling Changi International Airport last September. The blast of cold, conditioned ... Continue Reading
FlightPath3D gives airlines new window into what passengers want
There is no shortage of predictions about how inflight entertainment will evolve in a post-pandemic world. Will airlines grow to favor wirel... Continue Reading
Press Release: Panasonic to provide IFC for Virgin Orbit’s modified 747
Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) has been selected by Virgin Orbit to provide inflight connectivity for its airborne rocket launch... Continue Reading
SES optimistic about post-crisis demand for aero service
SES is optimistic that the coronavirus pain being experienced by its mobility customers is “very temporary” and that satellite capacity need... Continue Reading
IFE giants Panasonic and Thales implement layoffs in the United States
The two largest inflight entertainment companies in the world, Panasonic Avionics and Thales InFlyt Experience, have implemented workforce r... Continue Reading
Looking back fondly on a far from perfect American 777 flight
While I had suspicions that this would be my last flight for an indefinite period of time, I didn’t fully appreciate just how long that peri... Continue Reading
Consciously seeking out Concept D seat proves educational
As much as I enjoy flying all over the world, I have never quite been able to figure out how to effectively sleep on a flight. Even in the b... Continue Reading
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