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Global technology firm Thales has inked an 11-year avionics maintenance support contract with IndiGo for the airline's A320 family of aircraft, including for the over 800 planes that are to be delivered in the coming years. Besides, its contract with IndiGo for fleet-wide Electronic Flight Bag rollout has been extended by another five years. Listed in Paris, Thales is a leading player in advanced technologies for the defence, aerospace, and cyber and digital sectors. "The new 11-year maintenance support contract for IndiGo's current Airbus A320 fleet and future order of A32X aircraft includes Thales' avionics 'By The Hour' and 'Repair By The Hour' programmes," Thales said in a release on Wednesday. The contract will cover over 1,200 planes. The repairs will be managed at Thales' MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) facility in Gurugram, Haryana. IndiGo has also extended by five years the contract with AvioBook, a Thales company, for AvioBook Flight, an Electronic Flight Bag sol
Airbus and Thales will showcase their advanced technologies and platforms at Aero India 2021 exhibition that would be held in Bengaluru between February 3-5. Paris-based Thales said in a press release that it would bring AirMaster C, the latest addition to its family of airborne surveillance radars, to the biennial event for the first time. The company said it will also showcase SYNAPS software defined radios, armaments, small arms, counter-drone measures and STARStreak missile system at the exhibition. Thales will also display target acquisition system TALIOS. Since its inception in 1996, Bengaluru has been hosting the biennial event. Airbus said in a press release that it will display scale models of C295 medium transport aircraft and A330 multi-role tanker transport aircraft at Aero India 2021. The aerospace giant mentioned it will also display scale models of H225M multi role helicopter and AS565MBe Panther helicopter. At the exhibition, a section will be dedicated to highlig