Panasonic Avionics Corporation
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Panasonic Avionics Corporation (previously incorporated as Matsushita Avionics Systems), is a part of Matsushita Electric Industrial 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 world's leading supplier of in-flight entertainment equipment, including music, video on demand (movies and television shows), in-flight shopping, phone service, email, Nintendo 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.
PAC is AS9100 and ISO14001 certified.
