Oman Air signed a contract with Thales on the opening day of the Paris air show for the Avant in-flight entertainment system for its new fleet.

The national carrier of Oman has chosen the Avant Android system, enabling a fully customisable passenger experience for Oman Air.

It covers a total order of 25 aircraft: 16 B737s, three A330s, and six B787s. These include the latest additions to Oman Air’s fleet, as well as the airline’s forthcoming B787 Dreamliners, enhancing both its narrow-body and wide-body capacity.

The technology that Oman Air has selected will feature the state-of-the-art Avant Android system and Thales’ award-winning Touch PMU handset. As a result, passengers will have access to a wide selection of on-demand entertainment delivered through a passenger experience interface developed specifically with Oman Air.  

Abdulaziz Al Raisi, chief officer management affairs, Oman Air said: “Oman Air is very happy with the Thales Inflight systems offered in our aircraft.  Their innovative graphical user interface enables business and economy passengers to control the same impressive list of entertaining and informative features. “

“Oman Air is currently undergoing an expansion programme that will see us operate 70 aircraft by 2020. In keeping with the expansion plans and ensuring the highest standards of passenger experience, the inflight entertainment systems we deploy will be a key part of that experience and we have already received very positive customer feedback.”

Thales is a global technology leader for the aerospace, space, defence, security and transportation markets. Around 750,000 passengers per day across 75 partner airlines use Thales InFlyt Experience systems, making the company one of the most successful developers of in-flight entertainment systems in the world.

Dominique Giannoni, chief executive officer, Thales InFlyt Experience, said: “We are pleased that Oman Air selected our Android Avant system for their fleet of B787s, B737s and A330s. Oman Air is undertaking significant expansion of their fleet. Their choice of equipping their newest planes with the latest generation Avant is a testament to our long lasting partnership in delivering a premier passenger experience.” – TradeArabia News Service