• Ethiopian Airlines is the first Airbus A350-1000 in Africa delivered with Thales’s AVANT Up Inflight leisure (IFE) system.
• AVANT Up options the trade’s first 4K QLED HDR Optiq shows for a superior viewing expertise within the air with an unmatched image high quality and greater than a billion vibrant colours. 
• Passengers will take pleasure in two Bluetooth connections and in-built Wi-Fi to pair a number of gadgets concurrently to the system.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 08 November 2024-/African Media Agency(AMA)/- In Toulouse, France, Ethiopian Airlines and Thales celebrated the supply of the airline’s first A350-1000 plane, which can also be the primary in Africa to be geared up with Thales’s state-of-the-art AVANT Up inflight leisure (IFE) system. This ushers a brand new period of inflight leisure for Ethiopian Airlines’ valued passengers.

Thales’ enduring partnership with Ethiopian Airlines spans over a decade. With Thales’ AVANT Up, Ethiopian is bringing the newest client applied sciences and capabilities to its A350-1000 plane that may elevate and remodel the airline’s passenger journey. 

AVANT UP options Optiq 4K QLED HDR shows designed to offer an immersive viewing expertise within the air, with an unrivalled image high quality and a couple of billion vibrant colours. Passengers will navigate throughout the wealthy catalog of leisure utilizing Thales’s intuitive User Interface. Only show with two Bluetooth connections and built-in Wi-Fi, Optiq will permit passengers to pair their gadgets to the show whereas additionally charging their telephones and laptops with Thales’s award-winning Pulse energy administration resolution, guaranteeing passengers arrive at their vacation spot entertained, absolutely charged and relaxed.

The system gives a variety of digital providers and purposes that allow Ethiopian to uniquely configure and frequently take its passengers’ onboard expertise to new heights.

“Keeping our legacy as a pioneer in aviation technology in Africa, we are more than pleased to have our A350-1000, the first of its kind in Africa equipped with Thales’s AVANT Up Inflight Entertainment (IFE) system, which also marks a first in the global aviation industry. Achieving these two milestones at once doubled our pleasure and we look forward to more collaborations with Thales InFlyt Experience.” mentioned Mesfin Tasew, Chief Executive Officer, Ethiopian Airlines Group.

“At Thales, we’re happy with our long-term partnership with Ethiopian and are delighted to have our AVANT Up system flying on the primary A350-1000 in Africa. We sit up for persevering with our collaboration with the airline and create new alternatives to deliver distinctive experiences to Ethiopian and its passengers,” mentioned Niels Steenstrup, Chief Executive Officer, Thales InFlyt Experience.

Distributed by African Media Agency (AMA) on behalf of Thales.

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It develops merchandise and options that assist make the world safer, greener and extra inclusive.

The Group invests near €4 billion a 12 months in Research & Development, notably in key innovation areas reminiscent of AI, cybersecurity, quantum applied sciences, cloud applied sciences and 6G.

Thales has near 81,000 staff in 68 nations. In 2023, the Group generated gross sales of €18.4 billion.

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