Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), an aviation company that designs, engineers, manufactures, sells and installs customized in-flight entertainment and communication devices for airlines worldwide recently inaugurated the newly expanded European maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) facility in Dundalk, Co. Lough, Ireland. The Ireland MRO center, first unveiled in October 2019, has been expanded in size by 500 percent, taking it from 6,000 sq. ft to 23,000 sq. ft. Panasonic Avionics has also increased the workforce at the site by 300 percent.
The Dundalk facility is operated by Panasonic Technical Services (PTS), a division of Panasonic Avionics. It provides repairs, line maintenance, spares parts supply, and technical services and training to customers in the EMEA region and is Part 145, TCAA, FAA and UK CAA approved. PTS aims to induct 1,500 – 2,000 units per month at its Dundalk facility. The facility will repair the X series and Next IFE systems, and Boeing CSS equipment, and will be the company’s distribution center for Europe.