Editor's NoteStandardAero To Begin StableLight Autopilot Installs - AIN, Jan. 21 Later this year, StandardAero and Thales will start providing kits and installations of the StableLight autopilot for the Airbus H125 helicopter, AIN reported. The autopilot is based on Thales’ compact autopilot system…
Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN)Thales Ramps Up Introduction of New Avionics Products Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Paris-based Thales recently introduced several key advancements in commercial aircraft avionics. These new products are focused on enhancing cockpit functionality, improving safety, optimizing fuel…
AI & AutonomyNorth Dakota: The Silicon Valley of Drone Innovation In a conversation with Avionics International, Josh Teigen, the Department of Commerce Commissioner for North Dakota, and Frank Matus, Director of Digital Aviation Solutions for Thales Group, talked about how the state…
ConnectivityThales and AURA AERO to Develop Connected Avionics Solutions for Regional Aviation AURA AERO signed an agreement this month with Thales to collaborate on the development of a new connected avionics solution for regional aviation. These efforts will help to adapt electric and hybrid…
MilitaryUK Ministry of Defence Awards Contract to Thales and Schiebel for "Eye in the Sky" Uncrewed Air System Thales and Schiebel recently announced that they have been granted a contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence with the goal of delivering a rotary wing Uncrewed Air System (UAS). This…
ConnectivityCEO of Netskrt Talks Edge Content Delivery and In-Flight Connectivity LONG BEACH, Calif. — The company Netskrt Systems, founded in 2017, offers an edge Content Delivery Network (eCDN) to meet in-flight video streaming demand. The service is already deployed in the U.K.…
ConnectivitySpirit Airlines CIO Eyes Use of In-Flight Connectivity to Transmit Flight Operational Data LAS VEGAS — Two months after switching its new in-flight internet service on for the first time, Spirit Airlines Chief Information Officer (CIO) Rocky Wiggins provided more insight into how the low-cost…
CommercialSafran Seeks Acquisition of Thales Avionics Electrical Systems and Motors Business Safran has entered into negotiations with Thales to pursue the acquisition of its avionics electrical systems and avionics electrical motors companies, according to a Sept. 5 announcement by the two French companies.…
ConnectivitySpirit Airlines Rolls Out New FlytLIVE In-Flight Connectivity Service Spirit Airlines has begun providing in-flight internet services to its passengers across most of its Airbus A320 and A321-operated flights, according to a July 13 announcement. The rollout of in-flight connectivity (IFC)…
CommercialThales Targeting 2026 for PureFlyt FMS on Airbus A320, A330 and A350 A selection of the PureFlyt system by Airbus for future production A320, A330, and A350 aircraft earlier this month gives Thales its first commercial air transport platform for its next generation flight…