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Panasonic Avionics equips landmark Boeing 737

The company put its systems on the 6,000th plane to enter into service for Norwegian Air Shuttle.

By Susan BelknappPublished: June 26, 2009 02:30 PM

Lake Forest-based Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic), the world leader in state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment and communication (IFEC) systems, announced Tuesday that it had installed its Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System (MPES) IFE system on the 6,000th Boeing 737 to enter into service.

The aircraft was delivered to International Lease Finance Corp and will be leased to Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian), the second largest airline in Scandinavia.

Panasonic MPES is a user-friendly, high-performance overhead audio and video in-flight entertainment system for narrow-body aircraft. It offers a range of entertainment options, including distributed audio and video, broadcast moving maps, a technologically advanced sound system, etc.

"The quality and simplicity of the Panasonic MPES product, in addition to the company's comprehensive customer support, were key factors in our selection of Panasonic Avionics Corporation," says Asgeir Nyseth, CEO at Norwegian Air Shuttle. "Panasonic MPES will offer our passengers the latest advances in in-flight entertainment options, which is the perfect complement to Norwegian's business expansion model and flight schedule. We have strong confidence in the Panasonic brand to deliver the high quality experience our passengers expect."

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