Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic) last week announced that it signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) to provide communications systems for COMAC’s C919. While final terms are still being negotiated, the LoI allows the…
Christian Korfgen, Lufthansa VP Product Management & Innovation discusses the launch of FlyNet high above the North Atlantic on the media flight. Behind him, all through the nearly seven hour flight, journalists were doing interviews and publishing stories – all…
Panasonic Avionics CEO Paul Margis discusses the impact of the connected airplane from an airline operational aspect. We all know what its like for a passenger, but for an airline having this technology is truly empowering in many ways for…
After many years of plotting and planning, Lufthansa rolled out its in-flight Internet service again today on a media flight from Frankfurt to New York. The airline’s excitement was palpable. For years they have been keeping the Boeing Connexion antennae…
Panasonic’s Neil James describes how the company focus has evolved regarding connectivity and its embrace of more open standards. For industry insiders, this change in approach is revolutionary. The new thinking was matched with real creativity in new products and…