Thales and partners secure AGP funding to develop capabilities for lighter, safer, more fuel efficient aircraft

Thales and its partners have been awarded £6.4 million from the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) fund for the HARNet (Harmonised Antennas, Radios and Networks) strategic research programme. Thales and industry partner Cobham will invest an additional £5.2 million into the research. The programme will be aided and supported by the research of the University of … Dowiedz się więcej

Thales and JetBlue Close LiveTV Acquisition

Thales today announced the closing of the acquisition of LiveTV from JetBlue. As part of the arrangement, the two companies will form a partnership that focuses on innovation for both passengers and airline operations. Passengers increasingly expect broadband connectivity at all times. Airlines want to enable their passengers to have access to this connected environment … Dowiedz się więcej

Thales provides avionics equipment to Brazilian Army’s modernised helicopters

Thales will provide its Integrated Electronic Stand-by Instrument (IESI) to modernise the Esquilo/Fennec helicopter fleet of the Brazilian Army. A total of 36 helicopters will be retrofitted with the Thales system with completion expected in 2018. The first batch will be completed by 2014, whereby Thales’s IESI will be integrated into six initial helicopters by … Dowiedz się więcej

Thales Alenia Space to build Koreasat-7 and Koreasat-5A satellites

Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a contract with the Korean satellite service operator KT Sat, subsidiary of KT Corporation, to build two telecommunications satellites, Koreasat-7 and Koreasat-5A, winning the contract against an international field of competitors. The two satellites will provide Internet access, multimedia, broadcasting and fixed communications services. As program … Dowiedz się więcej

Thales finalizuje dostawę morskiego samolotu patrolowego dla Turcji

Firma Thales poinformowała o dostarczeniu morskiej maszyny patrolowej dla Turcji w finalnej konfiguracji. Przekazanie samolotu jest związane z realizacją programu MELTEM II w którym Thales jest głównym dostawcą. Do tej pory przekazano pięć z sześciu samolotów, a ostatnia maszyna ma zostać dostarczona przed rozpoczęciem wakacji. W ubiegłym roku firma przekazała 3 maszyny. Źródło: Thales Zdjęcie: … Dowiedz się więcej

Panama inaugurates new Thales Air Traffic Control Centre

The Civil Aviation Authority of Panama (AAC), in the presence of several other regional Air Navigation Service Providers, announces the inauguration of their brand new Approach & En-Route Radar Air Traffic Control Centre, housing 12 Controller Working Position (CWP) and capable of managing the entirety of Panama’s airspace. Key points The brand new Thales TopSky-ATC … Dowiedz się więcej