Astronics Selected to Supply One of the Largest U.S. Airlines with Innovative Inflight Entertainment Hardware Solutions
April 22 2019 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Astronics products will serve as the
cornerstone of an initiative to enhance passengers’ inflight
experiences with next-generation IFEC hardware
Astronics Corporation (Nasdaq:ATRO), a leading provider of
advanced technologies for global aerospace, defense, and other
mission-critical industries, announced today that it will supply
inflight entertainment system hardware for a next-generation
inflight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system being
developed by one of the largest airlines in the United States.
Under the agreement, Astronics’ products will equip nearly 50 of
the airlines’ new widebody aircraft.
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Astronics will provide IFEC hardware for
nearly 50 widebody aircraft of one of the largest airlines in the
U.S. (Photo: Business Wire)
Provided by Astronics CSC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Astronics Corporation, Astronics is now delivering production units
that are a combination of new and existing products, both standard
off-the-shelf and custom designs.
“We believe that being selected as a hardware solution partner
for this airline is a validation of the quality and innovation of
our product offerings. The airline relied on us to provide a
significant portion of the design, development, and manufacturing
services to deliver their solution on time and on budget,” said
Michael Kuehn, President of Astronics CSC. “Astronics offers the
most complete and most widely deployed set of IFEC hardware
solutions available from a single vendor.”
The airline’s new IFEC system will feature Astronics CSC’s suite
of products and solutions that includes the Summit™ Line Content
Servers, CabinEdge™ Content Loaders, Cabin-ACe™ Wireless Access
Points (WAPs), and a custom passenger control unit (PCU). Together
these products enable the airline to offer on-board audio/video
on-demand services that provide for redundancy, self-healing
capabilities, and modularity for uninterrupted inflight
performance.
Astronics has already completed flight worthiness testing and
certification work for both DO-160G retrofit STC installations and
linefit offerability. Astronics products fit seamlessly with the
airline’s existing inflight connectivity system.
Astronics supports practically all of the world’s IFE providers
with hardware products and solutions. To learn more about
Astronics’ inflight connectivity products, please visit
Astronics.com.
About Astronics Corporation
Astronics Corporation (Nasdaq: ATRO) serves the world’s
aerospace, defense, and other mission-critical industries with
proven, innovative technology solutions. Astronics works
side-by-side with customers, integrating its array of power,
connectivity, lighting, structures, interiors, and test
technologies to solve complex challenges. For 50
years, Astronics has delivered creative, customer-focused
solutions with exceptional responsiveness. Today, global airframe
manufacturers, airlines, military branches, completion centers and
Fortune 500 companies rely on the collaborative spirit and
innovation of Astronics.
For more information on Astronics and its solutions,
visit Astronics.com.
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