Thales : and Japan Airlines celebrate the entry into service of the first Boeing 777-200 fleet retrofit with AVANT IFE system
July 13, 2016 at 10:53 am EDT
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Thales and Japan Airlines celebrate the entry into service of the first Boeing 777-200 retrofit with AVANT.
Japan Airlines is a valued Thales customer. The first ever Asian airline to equip their Boeing 787 with AVANT and now the first to install it on a fleet retrofit.
The airline also operates Thales IFE systems on their Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft, flying across domestic and international routes.
On the opening day of the 2016 Farnborough Airshow, Thales celebrates with Japan Airlines the entry into services of their Boeing 777-200 aircraft equipped with AVANT In-Flight Entertainment system. The fleet of 11 aircraft represents the first AVANT retrofit for Thales.
Japan Airlines is a valued and long-term Thales customer. They were the first Asian airline to choose AVANT on the Boeing 787 and are now the first airline to choose AVANT on a fleet retrofit.
«'Japan Airlines is a long-term and esteemed customer. We are pleased the airline is the first to experience AVANT retrofit on their Boeing 777-200 fleet. We look forward to continuing our successful relationship and working together to meet the needs and expectations of their valued passengers.'.» Dominique Giannoni, CEO, Thales InFlyt Experience
AVANT offers a state-of-the-art Android-based IFE solution with a highly customisable passenger experience and an extensive selection of features and applications. The fleet retrofit is part of Japan Airlines' Magic VI entertainment system which includes Broadcast Audio, Audio-and-Video-on-Demand (AVOD), 3-D map application and a wide variety of games.
The airline's choice to equip AVANT on their Boeing 777-200 fleet is a testament to the satisfaction the system brings to their passengers. Japan Airlines also operates Thales IFE systems on their Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 aircraft, flying across domestic and international routes.
Notes to editors
Today, AVANT is available to all new generation Boeing and Airbus platforms. 300,000,000 passengers a year across 75 partner airlines use Thales InFlyt Experience systems, making Thales a leading provider of IFE and connectivity solutions in the world.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).
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