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	1979 –	Matsushita wins first seller-furnished equipment contract for B767
	1980 –	Matsushita signs a contract with Boeing for the B767
	1980 –	Matsushita sets up an avionics business operation in Secaucus
	1981 –	The first IFE system designed and produced by Matsushita (PES/PSS - Passenger Entertainment System / Passenger Service System) is installed on the B767-200
	1982 –	B767s equipped with the industry's first cassette tape playback system go into service
	1983 –	B767s equipped with the industry's first cassette tape playback system go into service
	1984 –	Matsushita develops a Digital Audio Entertainment System (DAES) for single aisle aircraft, installed by Douglas on the MD-80
	1986 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation establishes its headquarters in Bothell, Washington
	1988 –	MPES (Multiplexed Passenger Entertainment System) is installed on the A320



	1990 –	EI establishes Matsushita Avionics Development Corporation (MADC) in Irvine, California
	1992 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation introduces System 2000
	1995 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation and MADC join forces
	1995 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation launches System 2000E, providing interactivity and telephony
	1998 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation introduces AVOD 1.0, its first-generation AVOD system, giving passengers control over their audio and video entertainment
	1999 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation introduces AVOD 1.5, its second-generation AVOD enhancement to System 2000E, expanding the system's audio and video libraries by a factor of five



	2000 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation introduces head-end equipment for System 3000
	2001 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation and Singapore Airlines test System 3000 on the same SIA 747-400 that hosted the first installation of System 2000E
	2001 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation releases System 3000 to full revenue service
	2001 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation announces development of iXplor™, a software-based interactive flight information and mapping application that will allow passengers to explore their world below
	2001 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation announces development of System 3000i. The "i" is for Internet, providing a 100Mb Ethernet interface at the passenger seat for laptop connectivity
	2001 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation announces development of eFX, its next-generation single aisle system featuring scalability, aesthetics and wide body functionality
	2002 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation announces May '02 Launch of Applications Development & Integration Center in Singapore
	2003 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation releases System 3000i
	2003 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation launches eFX on Song Airlines, Delta's low-fare airline with live all-digital satellite television
	2003 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation enters the Business Aviation market
	2003 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation announces the development of eX2, the newest wide-body system, launching with the A380
	2004 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation enters the Regional Market at the RAA Annual Conference.
	2004 –	Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation announces the selection of eX2 on Airbus' A380 Development Aircraft, MSN007 and becomes offerable for all A380 aircraft
	2004 –	Boeing announces Matsushita Avionics Systems as the Cabin Services System Supplier for the 787
	2005 –	On April 1, 2005 Matsushita Avionics Systems Corporation becomes Panasonic Avionics Corporation
	2005 –	Boeing announces Panasonic Avionics Corporation eX2 catalog selectable IFE for the 787
	2006 –	Panasonic Avionics Corporation launches a global communication service that delivers broadband data and digital voice communications services to aircraft, including live television
	2006 –	Panasonic Avionics Corporation launches eX2 on Singapore Airlines

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