Thales Wins Key Avionics Selection on Brazil’s Azul A320NEO Fleet

Thales has been selected by Azul for the supply of avionics equipment on their newest fleet of 58 A320NEO’s. This selection represents the latest in a series of contract signings across 2016, highlighting Thales’s growth in Latin America along all its key civil aerospace activities. The package of systems to be equipped on the fleet includes the Thales Flight Management System (FMS), the undisputed market leading FMS on the market with over 60% global market share, and the only one structured around the “what you see what you fly” principle of realistic display navigation and trajectory.

The package of systems to be equipped on the fleet includes the Thales Flight Management System (FMS) , the undisputed market leading FMS on the market with over 60% global market share, and the only one structured around the “what you see what you fly” principle of realistic display navigation and trajectory.

Another major component of the package will be the Thales/ACSS T3CAS surveillance system, the first to be certified as standard on Airbus single aisle aircraft. It also includes the latest generation transponder system to be fully ADS-B out ready, engineered to meet the requirements of growing airspaces which form the major route destination network of this fast growing South American airline. As part of the package, Thales will also supply ELT Integra Emergency Locator Transmitter.