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 a 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 a supplier to both Boeing and Airbus, and the primary entertainment provider for a number of 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.

PAC is AS9100, ISO 14001, and ISO 27000 certified.