Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner flew into Farnborough on the opening day for its first appearance at an International Air show.

Dreamliner, expected to enter into service later this year, is a new generation aircraft that is lighter and more fuel-efficient than conventional aircraft. Thales has contributed to the weight reductions achieved for the B787, by creating lightweight systems such as the TopSeries In-flight Entertainment System. Qatar Airways has confirmed the selection of the Thales TopSeries system for its fleet of 30 787 aircraft. This is a first of kind, next generation system, which will allow every passenger to access current news, sports, social networks and other mobile applications.

The Thales and the Boeing 787 team have successfully achieved another major milestone on the B787 training device programme, with the start of maintenance training at the ANA Training Centre in Tokyo, using a complete real-time simulation on the B787. This is a world first for the B787 programme, and was achieved with Thales equipment being used to deliver the training.

On display in the Simulation Zone of the Thales stand (Chalet no. S1) is the Thales desktop simulator (adaptable for military or civil requirements). Thales is providing the full flight simulators used to support the B787 training of maintenance technicians and flight crew at Boeing training centres globally