Matthew T. Smith

Panasonic Avionics Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and installs customized inflight entertainment and communications solutions. The firm uses broadband connectivity to connect an airline?s inflight entertainment and communications system to their marketing and maintenance organizations. Its solutions include inflight systems, global communications services, technical services, weather solutions and cabin management systems for VIP aircraft. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Rockwell Collins, Inc. designs, produces and supports cabin interior, communications and aviation systems and products for commercial and military customers. It also provides information management services through voice and data communication networks and solutions worldwide. It operates through the following four segments: Interior Systems, Commercial Systems, Government Systems, and Information Management Services. The Interior Systems segment manufactures cabin interior products for the commercial aircraft and business aviation markets. The Commercial Systems segment supplies aviation electronics systems, products and services to customers. The Government Systems segment provides a broad range of electronic products, systems and services to customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, other ministries of defense, other government agencies and defense contractors. The Information Management Services segment focuses on communications, systems integration and security solutions across the aviation, airport, rail, transit and nuclear security markets to customers located around the world, which includes commercial airlines, business. The company was founded by Arthur A. Collins on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Systems & Software Enterprises, Inc. provided in-flight entertainment portable unit systems. The company was founded by Joseph James Renton in 1996 and headquartered in Brea, CA.