
Panasonic Avionics has been preparing for several years. Wide customer adoption means that the airline industry can expect growing demand for wireless solutions in the cabin. Now, that industry is expected to reach nearly $46 billion by 2026, with millions of units sold every year as more and more consumer electronics also remove their headphone jacks. Seemingly overnight, the market for wireless headphones exploded. That’s the year when Apple removed the headphone jack from iPhones and rolled out its wireless earbuds known as AirPods.

Although Bluetooth has existed since 1998, the year 2016 was a particular game-changer for the wireless connectivity solution.
