Thales to set up avionics centre in India

New Delhi: With Indian airlines companies set to buy as many as 400 new aircraft over the next few years, French defence, aerospace and electronics major Thales has decided to set up a modern avionics centre in the country early next year.
The company also announced that some new aircraft of Kingfisher Airlines will be fitted with its in-flight entertainment system with features like digital audio and video-on-demand on every seat in both economy and upper class sections.
"We already have a contract with Air India for providing in-flight entertainment (IFL) systems in 23 new Boeing aircraft. Now, we have signed a similar agreement with Kingfisher," Francois Dupont, Thales country director for India, said.
"We also expect a similar order from another low-cost carrier IndiGo, which will take the size of our order book for IFL to $160 million. We hope to have a 90-percent market share in in-flight entertainment in India," Dupont told IANS.
20/12/06 Arvind Padmanabhan/Indian Muslims, US

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