Sichuan Airlines Equips A350 with Thales Avant IFE

 Sichuan Airlines is introducing the Airbus A350 XWB into service, a great aircraft in itself, made a little more special as it is the first A350 in China to be equipped with the Thales Avant IFE system. This deal further strengthens the relationship between Sichuan Airlines and Thales, which is already the airline’s preferred business partner in avionics, including the flight management system for its A320/A330 fleet.

“Thales is honored to equip Sichuan Airlines’ new A350 XWB aircraft with our state-of-the-art inflight entertainment system, Avant. We support Sichuan Airlines’ ambitions to drive the highest level of passenger satisfaction as we work together to shape new opportunities to provide a truly unique experience to all travelers,” stated Philippe Carette, CEO of Thales InFlyt Experience.

According to forecast, by the year of 2025, there are more than 25,000 aircrafts expect to be loaded with Wi-Fi in the air, and the market demand for connected aircraft technology will be about $7 billion. The growing market demand has led to the development of connected aircraft technology. Under this background, the “Connected Aircraft China Congress 2019 ”will be held in the city of Shanghai on April 17^th - 18^th, more than 20 china domestic airlines and industry leading system integration suppliers will participate in this congress, register your interest or get in touch with marketing@galleon.cc for more details.