Air India signs contract worth $70 mn with French co
Air India has awarded a contract worth $70 million to France-based Thales for installation of an advanced passenger entertainment system on 23 Boeing aircraft to be inducted in the international flag carrier from February next year.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Air India has awarded a contract worth $70 million to France-based Thales for installation of an advanced passenger entertainment system on 23 Boeing aircraft to be inducted in the international flag carrier from February next year.
Under the agreement, the entertainment system to be installed in 23 B-777s would comprise Thales Top Series digital audio and video on-demand entertainment systems at every seat, the airline said in a release here.
A 23-inch display system would be installed in the First Class followed by 15 inch and 10.6 inch in Business and Economy classes.
The Air India had earlier signed up with Thales to install a similar system on the six Boeing 747-400 aircraft at a cost of 35 million dollar.
The installation of the system would mark a major upgradation for Air India in terms of product improvement in flight, it said, adding the Thales entertainment system, which was originally designed for Airbus A380 aircraft, was ideal for large planes besides being cost-effective and of light weight design.
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