Press Release

Issued by Astronics AeroSat.

November 16, 2015

Astronics AeroSat Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astronics Corporation, and Panasonic Avionics Corporation, the world leader in inflight entertainment and communications, have formed a strategic partnership to bring superior, high-speed connectivity services and global live television programming to the business and vvip aviation market.

This partnership combines Astronics' unmatched tail-mounted satcom solutions with Panasonic's industry-leading global communications services to offer high-speed, dedicated broadband data internet services; four channels of global television services, and regional DBS-TV programming, all from a single antenna.

David Bruner, vice president of Panasonic's global communications services said, “For years, we have delivered superior high-speed communications services for commercial aircraft, and today, we are thrilled to offer true global broadband to the growing and demanding business and vvip aviation market. With Panasonic and Astronics AeroSat working together, we will provide dedicated bandwidth, higher speeds, unmatched television content and far superior system performance than any other solution offered today.”

Dennis Ferguson, president for Astronics AeroSat said, “Since 1997, AeroSat has designed and delivered the industry's highest performing and most efficient connectivity solutions for business and vvip aircraft. Working with Panasonic, we can now deliver a complete end-to-end package with an attractive upgrade path for existing data-only and TV-only aircraft operators that delivers broadband data internet and TV in a single antenna system.”

Both companies are showcasing their technology and solutions at the National Business Aviation Association Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2015) in Las Vegas, NV, from November 17 through November 19, 2015. For more information visit Astronics AeroSat in booth #C8543 and Panasonic Avionics in booth #C13146.