Innovation Jul 06. 2012 21st-century Air Traffic Management: a single language from sky to ground The 21st century has seen the confirmation of several Air Traffic Management (ATM) paradigm shifts in both the US and Europe, followed by national/regional initiatives such as in China.
Innovation Jul 05. 2012 Thales equipment for the A350 XWB in flight tests on an A380 in Toulouse The A350 XWB programme has reached a new milestone: some of its equipment, such as its engine, is going through flight tests on an A380 that has been specially...
Innovation Jul 04. 2012 A400M: bringing together the best of civil and military functions In contributing to the innovative cockpit for the A400M, Thales has capitalised on both its civil and military expertise. This highly versatile airlifter will...
Innovation Jun 25. 2012 New mandatory Traffic Collision Avoidance System software now available In a constant move to improve safety, EASA has recently made mandatory a new TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) software version.
Innovation Jun 19. 2012 Optimizing the Thales supply chain for improved responsiveness Since 2009, Thales has been gradually rolling out a large-scale initiative aimed at optimizing its worldwide maintenance and service supply chain. The project,...
Innovation Nov 26. 2011 Thales ATR 72-500 simulators bring training closer to pilots Developed and built by Thales, a new ATR 72-500 simulator certified to the highest industry standard has just been inaugurated at a training centre near...
Innovation Nov 26. 2011 T3CAS: AN INNOVATIVE SURVEILLANCE SOLUTION FOR AIRBUS AIRCRAFT The T3CAS is a unique integrated surveillance equipment type certified on all Airbus A320 family aircraft as well as all long-range A330/A340 aircraft.
Innovation Nov 25. 2011 Online aeronautical database updates offer enhanced efficiency for airlines Thales has launched a new database update service for aircraft navigation functions developed by Thales. These functions rely on airborne electronic data that...
Innovation Nov 25. 2011 HUD gains industry recognition Two years after Thales’s HUD (Head-up display) first went live on board the Airbus A380, we look at how the instrument is gaining industry-wide popularity.