Panasonic Avionics Corporation has been selected by EVA Air to install ARC, its 3D in-flight map platform, across the airline’s Boeing 787, 777-300ER, and its upcoming Airbus A350-1000 fleets.
EVA Air will be the first Taiwanese airline to launch Panasonic Avionics’ Arc 3D Flight Map software. ARC will offer a moving map with a refreshed interface that delivers a significantly enhanced visual experience and introduces new information on travel destinations.
EVA is also the launch customer for Arc for Young Explorers, adding additional fun to the in-flight entertainment experience.
Unlike traditional flight maps that simply present flight information, the new interface highlights three core features: high-resolution 3D visuals, smooth interaction, and immersive engagement. Passengers can switch freely among more than 15 viewing angles, including a window perspective, overhead view, follow-along mode, or even a cockpit-style perspective—delivering a truly captivating sense of flight.
The update also introduces street-level maps for selected cities, presenting clear, detailed information on local attractions. Passengers can easily tap on destinations they wish to visit, helping spark travel inspiration while exploring world-famous sights, setting the perfect tone for their upcoming journey.
For those with younger travellers, the Arc for Young Explorers mode is specially designed for family travellers.
This combines an eye-catching dinosaur theme with real-time flight data. With it, children can follow the prehistoric pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus along the aircraft’s flight path. The screen becomes a virtual prehistoric museum, displaying dinosaurs that once inhabited the regions currently being flown over. Through vivid, playful animations, young passengers can learn about each dinosaur’s characteristics, behaviours, and background, creating memorable shared moments for children and parents.
EVA has also selected the Arc Vistas screen saver with its cinematic-quality visual effects and stunning aerial scenery. It allows passengers to stay informed about flight progress while also enjoying a more relaxing and visually refined journey.
Arc’s integration with OneMedia will also be leveraged by EVA, enabling in-map advertising placements that the airline can easily manage, deploy, monitor and report from the OneMedia software tool.
In Quotes
Patrick Biggerstaff, Senior Director of Digital Solutions Product Line Management at Panasonic Avionics, said:
“Arc is designed to make air travel a more enjoyable and engaging experience for passengers of all ages. EVA Air’s renowned focus on passenger experience and innovation makes them the perfect airline to launch our Young Explorer feature, and we are proud to be working with them to redefine the in-flight map experience across their fleet.”
Maps are still a core feature
For a lot of travellers, one of the first things they’ll reach for is the moving map – as it’s a good way of knowing where you are in relation to the world (and there have been flights where I’ve had no map… and it’s been missed).
ARC Maps offers a rich experience, and it is good to see an airline has picked up the child-friendly “ARC for Young Explorers” layers, adding both entertainment and learning options as they explore the map.
And as we all know, dinosaurs make things better by default.
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