Avionics
Intel and Panasonic wooing aviation with EFB product lineup
Two of the computer industry’s biggest names appear to be taking a keen interest in aviation, betting that airlines and business aircraft operators will co

Two of the computer industry’s biggest names appear to be taking a keen interest in aviation, betting that airlines and business aircraft operators will continue to rely on off-the-shelf computer technology to serve their electronic flight bag (EFB) hardware needs well into the predictable future.

Computer chip maker Intel and notebook manufacturer Panasonic last month co-hosted an industry event in Miami, called the 2005 Aviation Symposium and attended by representatives from every major U.S. airline except JetBlue, whose executives had to bow out at the last minute after a blizzard shut down New York JFK Airport.