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		<title>« Derrière chaque marche il y a une liberté » : Thales a accueilli la pilote de voltige Dorine Bourneton</title>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Au cours de son intervention, elle est notamment revenue sur son parcours (ou comment elle est passée « d’un crash à la voltige aérienne »), s’attardant sur des moments emblématiques tels que l’obtention de son brevet de pilote sur un avion spécialement équipé, comment elle a œuvré pour faire bouger les lignes de la règlementation et le regard des autorités, ou encore le jour où elle a remporté un concours de voltige devant des pilotes valides.</p>
<p>Dorine est également revenue sur combien elle a façonné son avenir qui, suite à son accident, semblait tout tracé : <em>« Allocations, canapé, télé, j’avais 16 ans. Mais j’ai choisi de faire autrement. Mon handicap m’a obligée à observer, réfléchir, réagir. Voler semblait pourtant impossible sans l’usage des pieds. Mais quand l’impossible se présente, on a le choix. Et mon choix était « J’y vais ou je n’y vais pas ? Canapé / télé ou liberté ? » Car derrière chaque marche à franchir il y a une liberté à saisir. »</em></p>
<p><strong> </strong><strong>« Nous irons au salon du Bourget ! »</strong></p>
<p>Elle a aussi longuement expliqué combien la voltige était un projet individuel mais sur lequel elle a dû mobiliser toute une équipe : <em>« On a besoin d’ingénieurs, de mécaniciens, d’instructeurs et de pilotes. J’ai visé haut et ai pu aller loin en me fixant des objectifs ambitieux. En effet, j’ai promis à mon équipe que j’allais les emmener au salon du Bourget… et la hauteur de ce projet a permis d’embarquer toute l’équipe ! » </em></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-8535 size-large" src="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-1024x427.png" alt="" width="1024" height="427" srcset="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-1024x427.png 1024w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-300x125.png 300w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-768x321.png 768w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-1536x641.png 1536w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp.png 1821w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p>Dorine Bourneton a ainsi dévoilé dans le détail les coulisses d’une représentation au salon du Bourget depuis la conception de la chorégraphie au sol, jusqu’au brief et debrief d’avant et après la représentation, en passant par les ressentis une fois sur le tarmac ou dans les airs au-dessus du public du plus grand show aérien au monde.</p>
<p>En parcourant ces étapes, Dorine a souligné quelques messages forts, vagues d&#8217;inspiration aux collaborateurs en salle (et à distance via Teams), dont de nombreux Thalesiens pilotes en aéroclub et en voltige : « Devenez qui vous êtes ; ce que vous savez faire, vous devez le faire dans une virtuosité d’exception… On ne peut rien faire seul, mais toujours en équipe en s’appuyant sur des intelligences, des savoir-être. N’oubliez jamais de remercier, fêter et féliciter votre équipe ! »</p>
<p>Enfin, le dernier message de celle que son père surnommait « Mermozette » portait sur l’enthousiasme et la volonté d’aller en avant, rappelant que <em>« dans l’accident que j’ai subi, j’avais plus à perdre en perdant ma joie que mes jambes. »</em></p>
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<li><strong>Site internet Dorine Bourneton : <a href="https://www.dorinebourneton.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.dorinebourneton.fr</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>Read this article in English</strong></li>
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		<title>&#8220;Behind every step there is freedom&#8221;: Thales hosts conference by aerobatic pilot Dorine Bourneton</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>During her talk, she looked back over her journey (or how she went &#8220;from a plane crash to aerobatics&#8221;), dwelling on emblematic moments such as obtaining her pilot&#8217;s licence on a specially equipped plane, how she worked to instigate changes in flight regulations and the view of the authorities, and the day she won an aerobatics competition, defeating able-bodied pilots.</p>
<p>Dorine also talked about how she shaped her future which, following her accident, seemed to be all mapped out: <em>&#8220;Allowances, couch, TV, I was 16. But I chose to do things differently. My disability forced me to observe, reflect, react. Flying seemed impossible without the use of my feet. But when the impossible happens, you have a choice. And my choice was &#8220;Do I go or not? Couch/TV or freedom?&#8221; Because behind every step there is freedom to be seized.&#8221;</em></p>
<h3><strong> &#8220;We&#8217;re on our way to Paris Air Show&#8221;</strong></h3>
<p>She also explained at length how aerobatics was an individual project but one on which she had to mobilize a whole team: <em>&#8220;We need engineers, mechanics, instructors, and pilots. I aimed high and was able to go far by setting ambitious goals. Indeed, I promised my team that I was going to take them to Paris Air Show&#8230; and the height of this project enabled me to get the whole team on board!&#8221;</em></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-8535 size-large" src="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-1024x427.png" alt="" width="1024" height="427" srcset="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-1024x427.png 1024w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-300x125.png 300w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-768x321.png 768w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp-1536x641.png 1536w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/DorineB-IntranetComp.png 1821w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p>Dorine Bourneton went on to reveal in detail the back story of a performance at Paris Air Show, from the conception of the choreography on the ground, to the team briefing and debriefing before and after the performance, along with the feelings once heading out onto the runway or in the air above the audience of the world&#8217;s largest air show.</p>
<p>While going through these steps, Dorine underlined some strong messages, waves of inspiration to the employees in the room (and remotely via Teams), including many Thales employees who are pilots in flying clubs and aerobatics: <em>&#8220;Become who you are; what you know how to do, you must do it with exceptional virtuosity&#8230; You can&#8217;t do anything alone, but always as a team, relying on intelligence and know-how. Never forget to thank, celebrate and congratulate your team!&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Finally, the last message of the pilot nicknamed &#8220;Mermozette&#8221; by her father after the celebrated pilot Jean Mermoz, was about enthusiasm and the will to go forward, recalling that <em>&#8220;in the accident I suffered, I had more to lose by losing my joy than my legs.&#8221;</em></p>
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<li><strong>Dorine Bourneton website (in French): <a href="https://www.dorinebourneton.fr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.dorinebourneton.fr</a></strong></li>
<li><a href="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/thales-dorine-bourneton/"><strong>Lire cet article en français</strong></a></li>
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		<title>Spirit Airlines&#8217; A320s and A321s 100% connected with Thales&#8217;s FlytLIVE solution</title>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Thales has partnered with Spirit Airlines, a leading carrier serving more than 90 destinations across the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, to offer their Guests FlytLIVE, Thales’s state-of-the-art high-performance connectivity solution.</strong></p>
<p>The Spirit all-Airbus fleet is among the youngest and most fuel-efficient in the U.S. Today 100% of Spirit’s A320 and A321 fleet, delivered before June 1, 2022 is flying with Thales’ FlytLIVE high-speed connectivity; additional Spirit aircraft will also be equipped with FlytLIVE.</p>
<p>Spirit’s Guests have access to full Internet services on all Spirit flights on A320 and A321 aircraft, which is more than 80% of their fleet . Guests can enjoy an at home experience in the air that includes video streaming, playing games and connecting on social media using their phone or tablet.</p>
<p>In addition, FlytLIVE will enable Spirit Airlines to develop new features for their Guests and create innovative revenue generation and advertising opportunities.</p>
<p>Thales’ FlytLIVE is delivering the most advanced Ka-band High-Throughput connectivity solution. Using SES and Hughes next-generation aviation satellite network and technology, FlytLIVE will provide Spirit Airlines with the fastest Wi-Fi in sky. With ultra-high speeds of up to 400 Mbps and exceptional reliability so Guests can binge watch their favorite content without interruption.</p>
<p>With the SES-17 satellite now operational, Thales’ FlytLIVE provides unmatched performance, speed and coverage across the Americas and the Atlantic. The SES satellite manufactured by Thales Alenia Space is equipped with close to 200 beams of mixed size for more flexible allocation of capacity over high-traffic airline routes to deliver seamless connectivity and outstanding performance.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;This is a real ground-breaking moment in the industry as Spirit adds in-flight amenities and product options that have previously not been available on ultra-low fare carriers. We’re continuing to deliver the best value in the sky by providing options that are important to our Guests, like our high-speed Wi-Fi service, while keeping our focus on affordable fares to provide our Guests with More Go.” <strong>Matt Klein, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Spirit Airlines</strong></em></p>
<p><em> </em><em>“At Thales, we are proud to partner with Spirit Airlines in their mission to enhance the guest experience and are truly excited to have 100% of their A320 &amp; A321 fleet equipped with FlytLIVE. The system’s reliability and performance is getting rave reviews from Spirit’s passengers who can now stream to their heart’s content.” <strong>TK Kallenbach, CEO Thales InFlyt Experience</strong></em></p>
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<li><strong><a href="https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/connectivity-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FlytLIVE and Thales connectivity solutions</a></strong></li>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><strong>Aircraft photo credit: Airbus/Paul Dovie/Tad Denson &#8211; MyShotz.com</strong></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Thales Reality H Level D Full Flight Simulator, which is one of the world’s most advanced commercial helicopter simulators, will be used to provide superior scenario-based flight and mission training to Atlantic Airways helicopter crewmembers and AW139 helicopter operators worldwide.</p>
<p>With this simulator, Atlantic Airways Aviation Academy will deliver state-of-the-art training, including initial type rating, recurrent training and proficiency checks for both Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). This simulator will enable pilots to achieve the certification needed to fly the AW139 under EASA approval.</p>
<p>The AW139 helicopter simulator addresses very significant training needs in Europe and all over the world. Offshore and onshore operations include complex Search and Rescue (SAR) missions as well as public transport and VIP operations to unprepared landing sites.</p>
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<p><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-8500 size-full" src="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/Atlantic_Airways_1024x575.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="576" srcset="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/Atlantic_Airways_1024x575.jpg 1024w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/Atlantic_Airways_1024x575-300x169.jpg 300w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/Atlantic_Airways_1024x575-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pictured above: Atlantic Airways and Thales representatives pictured at the signing ceremony held in June 2022.</strong></p>
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<p>Customisation of the simulator for the specific environment of the Faroe Islands through an immersive and highly realistic visual system will offer unprecedented operational training capabilities to handle a multitude of system failures and overcome very complex malfunctions should they arise in the real world. Pilots can thus train safely in high-risk mission scenarios in a wide range of harsh weather conditions, and the proficiency of the complete crew can be tested thanks to the winch trainer coupled with the full flight simulator.</p>
<p>Atlantic Airways is a well-established airline and an Approved Training Organisation (ATO). A significant source of revenue is charter and Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance and Insurance (ACMI), which accounts for more than half of the revenue generated outside of the Faroe Islands. The Atlantic Airways helicopter department provides a regular service between the islands of to the Faroese islands, SAR activities and offshore transportation in the North Atlantic.</p>
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<p>“<em>I am delighted about this giant leap forward the new simulator means for the Faroese aviation industry, and I look forward to it becoming a reality. In addition to advancing the Faroese aviation industry, this is a new and solid commercial branch for Atlantic Airways to rely on. We are proud and grateful for the cooperation with Thales Group and look forward to the exciting development of the Atlantic Airways Aviation Academy&#8221;</em> <strong>Niels Mortensen, chairman of the board for Atlantic Airways.</strong></p>
<p><em>“We are particularly honoured that Atlantic Airways has selected our state-of-the-art Reality H full flight simulator and excited to launch this new cooperation with the airline. We are committed to supporting Atlantic Airways for the long term to deliver first-class training services for AW139 crews and improve flight safety worldwide.” </em><strong>Peter Hitchcock, VP Training &amp; Simulation, Thales</strong></p>
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<td style="width: 100%; background-color: #dde4ec;"><strong><a href="https://www.atlanticairways.com/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlantic Airways</a></strong> (est. 1988) is an international company whose corporate culture is characterised by its focus on safety, punctuality and customer satisfaction. Atlantic Airways has three aircraft and two helicopters under its wing and the company’s activities abroad include aircraft chartering, and part of the revenue is generated outside of the Faroe Islands. The helicopter department provides scheduled air service between to the outer islands, search and rescue services and off-shore flights in the North Atlantic.</td>
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<p style="text-align: right;"><strong>Lead photo courtesy Atlantic Airways</strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The air transport industry is fully cognizant of its impact on the environment and has undertaken to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.</p>
<p>To step up to this global challenge, one of the most effective ways of delivering results in the short term is to optimise flight operations and to enable commercial airliners to select the most efficient flight plans by following more direct trajectories and adjusting their speed and altitude in real time.</p>
<p>It is estimated that these measures could cut CO2 emissions in Europe by about 10% from as early as 2025.</p>
<p>To prepare the groundwork for this undertaking, Thales, Air France, DSNA, ONERA, Atmosphère, CGX and Cerfacs joined forces on the Octavie project, with more than 700,000 euros in financial support from the Occitanie region, to test the Green Flag concept under operational conditions.</p>
<p>Under the Green Flag concept, developed for the Provert study by Thales, DSNA (France&#8217;s air navigation services provider) and Air France, air traffic control authorities can designate certain portions of airspace as Green Flag sectors during periods of moderate traffic. Working in coordination with air traffic controllers, pilots in these sectors are then able to adopt the most eco-friendly practices by optimising flight parameters (route, altitude, speed) to minimise fuel consumption and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The concept relies on the use of collaborative digital tools to simplify interaction between pilots and controllers and guarantee the highest possible levels of flight safety.</p>
<p>After laboratory testing of prototype technical solutions, the Octavie project has moved into a new phase, conducting the first tests in real-life conditions on two Air France flights between Paris-Orly and Toulouse-Blagnac in March 2022. The tests demonstrated the value of the Green Flag concept and its ability to reduce CO2 emissions while optimising altitude and distance. Thanks to easier interaction between the flight deck and air traffic control centres, controllers were able to maintain the aircraft at cruising speed for longer periods, and flight crews could adopt continuous descent approach procedures to reduce fuel consumption.</p>
<p>These first flight tests produced promising results, which now need to be consolidated so that the Green Flag concept can be incorporated into air traffic control procedures at scale and on a permanent basis, even under dense traffic conditions.</p>
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<p><em>&#8220;Thanks to the strong engagement of the project partners and the support of the Occitanie region, we have just cleared an important hurdle in the race to decarbonise aviation. The test results and the lessons learned have paved the way for optimised flow management, which will make it possible to reduce flight CO2 emissions by 10%.&#8221;</em> <strong>Yannick Assouad, Executive Vice President, Avionics, Thales.</strong></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Decarbonising aviation is a key challenge for everyone involved in the air transport sector. The success of the Octavie project shows how crucial it is for all the stakeholders to work together to achieve realistic, ambitious and highly demanding CO2 emissions reduction targets like those adopted by Air France. Alongside its partners Thales and DSNA, Air France is contributing specialised expertise and resources to drive the innovations that will make air transport more sustainable.&#8221;</em> <strong>Laurent Lafontan, Senior Vice President, Flight Operations Technical Development, Air France.</strong></p>
<p><em>&#8220;DSNA is very closely involved in the ecological transition of air navigation and is delighted to have taken part in this project. The agency&#8217;s environmental strategy covers all flight phases and has a particular focus on safe flight path optimisation. The Octavie project has been a chance for us to explore new ways of working in the pre-tactical phase.&#8221;</em> <strong>Florian Guillermet, Director of Air Navigation Services, DSNA.</strong></p>
<p><em>&#8220;The Occitanie region is the epicentre of Europe&#8217;s aerospace industry. It&#8217;s the birthplace of the green aircraft, and a few days ago we adopted a 100 million euro regional investment plan to support green aviation. We need to invest massively if we are going to stay on the leading edge of innovation, research, development and training. That&#8217;s why the Occitanie region is supporting projects like Octavie, which are helping to reduce the carbon impact of the aviation sector on the environment. I applaud the seven project partners for their work and for successfully combining their expertise to cross a new milestone in the ecological transition of the aerospace sector.&#8221;</em> <strong>Carole Delga, President of the Occitanie Region.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>One project, seven partners</strong></p>
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<li><strong>Air France</strong> brings a combination of experience and expertise in airline operations, fleet management and flight operations. Its experts helped to define and develop the Green Flag concept, and the airline tested it jointly with DSNA and Thales.</li>
<li><strong>Atmosphère</strong> specialises in satellite connectivity for flight mission management and in-flight testing. As the leader of the air-ground communications component of the project, the company was in charge of designing and developing an autonomous end-to-end connectivity solution for pilot/controller communications during the tests. The Octavie project has been an opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of Atmosphère&#8217;s satcom solutions and collaborative tools and applications. The experts involved in the project have helped the company to move its products up the value chain at the same time as contributing to broader environmental objectives.</li>
<li><strong>Cerfacs</strong>, a CNRS associated research centre, specialises in modelling, numerical simulation and high-performance computing, in particular for aerodynamics and climate studies. </li>
<li><strong>CGX</strong> is supporting the project through its digital expertise, its disruptive approach to the publication of aeronautical data and its capacity to insert secure digital technologies into a real-time operational environment. For a number of years, CGX AERO has been helping flight operators to pursue a more virtuous growth trajectory while maintaining the necessary levels of safety and performance. The Octavie project is a clear illustration of how tactical collaboration via integrated digital tools can help to deliver operational gains in the short term.</li>
<li><strong>DSNA</strong> is the French air navigation services provider (ANSP). The agency provided resources for the simulation tests and took part in operational evaluation of the Green Flag concept.</li>
<li><strong>Onera</strong> is a research centre specialising in aerospace-related R&amp;D, with a particular focus on the environmental impact of the aviation sector and on artificial intelligence methods and algorithms for decision support tools used by airlines and air navigation services providers. To achieve the crucial goal of carbon neutrality, the air transport sector needs to rethink its approach to aircraft propulsion, aircraft architectures, flight procedures, control infrastructure and flight operations. Onera provides time-honoured research expertise in all of these fields.</li>
<li><strong>Thales</strong> is providing expertise in flight avionics, air traffic management systems and simulation. The Group is in charge of defining and operationalising the Green Flag concept, and conducting and analysing tests in cooperation with the other project partners.</li>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="reader-text-block__paragraph"><strong>Thales is proud to announce that on July 8th 2022, it received ETSO Authorization C87a from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its upgraded radio altimeter model ERT530R.</strong></p>
<p class="reader-text-block__paragraph">Thales leads with this radio altimeter as the first enhanced product in the market featuring innovative bypass radio frequency filtering with immunity to 5G (C band) signal emissions.</p>
<p class="reader-text-block__paragraph">Thales Aviation Global Services is ready to upgrade airlines’ existing radio altimeters with the enhanced ERT-530R model. The retrofits can be performed as direct replacement with no other airplane changes required. This will allow retrofit of the A320 fleet in the US to be completed by the end of 2022 followed by the A300/A310 fleet.</p>
<p class="reader-text-block__paragraph">Additional ETSO authorizations for Thales radio altimeter models ERT540R and ERT550R are expected soon for A330, A340, A380, B777, B747, B737 and ATR-600 aircraft platforms.</p>
<p class="reader-text-block__paragraph">Thales’s radio altimeters are superior solutions designed to address the 5G emission interference challenges for all US domestic and international airline fleets.</p>
<p class="reader-text-block__paragraph">We encourage Airlines to evaluate their current requirements and reach out to their Thales representative for more information.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pre-pandemic, pressure was already mounting for the sector to embark into a green transition. In parallel, while unprecedented levels of air traffic growth had become the norm, peak traffic patterns had become more complex, challenging legacy ATM systems’ ability to adapt. Now, the COVID 19 pandemic that hit the world in 2020 is testing its ability to recover. Beyond highlighting the fact that, in the face of worldwide uncertainty, adaptability and flexibility are key, this pressure also proves that old business models are no longer sustainable. One may see these changes as difficult challenges; Thales sees them as opportunities for accelerating change.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #00ccff;"><strong>Innovation is Thales DNA…</strong></span></h3>
<p>A key industry leader, Thales had already started preparing for these changes since 2011 with the creation of centres of Innovation worldwide. With offices now in Melbourne, Paris, and Singapore, aviation experts from all over the world can work on new concepts, test them in high fidelity environments, and share lessons learned with others to introduce these evolutions more swiftly into the real system. Focusing on open collaboration and agility, this ecosystem is built around the idea that collaboration is key to unlocking innovation. Relying on the development of partnerships between ATM stakeholders – industry, ANSPs, Air Traffic Controllers (ATC), start- ups, etc – this worldwide Innovation Lab network ushers innovation into the world of aviation.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #00ccff;"><strong>…and it evolves constantly.</strong></span></h3>
<p>Remote collaboration is now the new paradigm. Labs no longer need to be linked to a physical place; they can be virtual. Leveraging years of experience in training and simulation, Thales decided that running a real time simulation should be as easy as joining a web meeting. Weekly, from the comfort of their own workplace or home, ATCOs can log into the Thales hybrid prototyping environment to immerse themselves in a simulation environment and test new functionalities using real-world algorithms. The feedback they provide is then taken into account in the next iteration of the simulation, one week later. This iterative approach means more thinking based on real experience, more pragmatism. It completely changes the mind-set and innovation spirit of the team.</p>
<p>With this process, ATCOs no longer need to find time in their operational planning to travel and test the system.</p>
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<p>“<em>There is clear added value to end-users and our clients. They can see every week the progress, try alternatives. It is also erasing distance and boundaries between partners, thus improving the collaborative mind-set, saving time, resources and logistical complications</em>,” says <span style="color: #800080;"><a style="color: #800080;" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-philippe-pinheiro-4006867a/">Jean Philippe Pinheiro</a>,</span> ATM SkyCentre Manager.</p>
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<p>Additionally, because both Lab and operational system use the same engineering environment and technical platform, engineers do not just contribute to developments in the Lab; they also facilitate a smooth transition from ideation all the way to operations.</p>
<p>Thales’ Innovation Lab network introduces cooperation and agility to the process of developing the vision for the ATM of tomorrow. Working with key worldwide Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP), universities and start-ups from around the world, these labs do not endure change in the industry, they accelerate it.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #00ccff;"><strong>In fact, innovation is not just fostered together, it is tested together!</strong></span></h3>
<p>By transcending borders within regions, the <strong>Innovation Lab network transforms key industry players into agents of change turning problems into the best solutions for everyone: travellers, ATCOs, ANSPs, industry and the planet</strong>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Perlan Project is a non-profit, international team of scientists, engineers, and aviators whose mission is to conduct climate, atmospheric and aeronautical research at extreme high altitudes. Applications of their research include informing more accurate climate-change models, understanding how atmospheric waves impact climate and how this untapped energy can be used to support low-energy or zero-emission aviation, and even demonstrating the feasibility of using energy-efficient winged aircraft on Mars.</p>
<p>The Project has already set world altitude records in the experimental Perlan 2 glider, which was designed, built and deployed to fly to 90,000 feet without an engine. In order to minimize the time (and therefore maximize the use of available oxygen and battery capacity) required to reach such an altitude, Artificial Intelligence delivered by Thales systems will be fed into the route plan to be delivered before the craft is towed then released at 30,000 feet.</p>
<p>According to <strong>Thales AI Chief Architect Nick Ernest</strong>, <em>“to achieve this we have acquired the aircraft and the data environment models, we’re currently working on the system ahead of “training” it, working with data from past hour-long flights and simulated scenarios as well. One of the keys is the use of vertical wind and atmospheric data and modeling provided by Weather Extreme. This will all combine to conceive the safest and most efficient route!”</em></p>
<h4><strong>Translatable across many areas of aviation</strong></h4>
<p>The concept was initially developed for commercial aviation applications as part of Thales’s GREENgineer challenge, launched in 2021 to give employees the opportunity to pioneer innovative technical solutions that will reduce the environmental footprint of products and services for customers. That commercial aviation dimension remains. As Nick points out, <em>“some airframers are already taking a close interest in the project, to see how they too can potentially utilize the approach to free up airways and reduce the footprint of aviation. The global approach would be similar, although obviously the unique Perlan glider will behave and perform quite differently than other aircraft. This would not be so straightforward for an airliner, but the findings will definitely be translatable in many areas.”</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" class="alignnone wp-image-8467 size-large" src="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/WeatherExtremeComp-1024x279.png" alt="" width="1024" height="279" srcset="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/WeatherExtremeComp-1024x279.png 1024w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/WeatherExtremeComp-300x82.png 300w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/WeatherExtremeComp-768x209.png 768w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/WeatherExtremeComp-1536x419.png 1536w, https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/assets/WeatherExtremeComp.png 1793w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /><br />
<strong>Pictured above: examples of raw Weather Extreme modeling data.</strong></p>
<p>Work is also in progress on the associated hardware, such as the way the real-time information is displayed for the pilot. Nick: <em>“We’re currently looking into new ways of presenting the information, to be able to communicate new waypoints and plans as efficiently as possible from the compute station on the ground – drawing on sister Thales communication capabilities in the process!” </em>Indeed, this tie-up between Thales and the Perlan Project follows on from the collaboration announced in early 2022 aimed at <a href="https://onboard.thalesgroup.com/thales-to-create-highest-ever-wifi-hotspot/">integrating Thales’s satellite communications system FlytLink, to enable optimum communications between the aircraft and the ground</a>!</p>
<p>The initial next steps are to be able to conduct test exercises over the coming months, ahead of a prototype version of the system being complete before the end of the current calendar year. In-house at Thales, three people are contributing to the project, including a Master’s student coop for whom this is the primary occupation.</p>
<p>Nick signs off by saying that <em>“being part of this project is a great opportunity for Thales. We’re excited to be capitalizing on past experience and everything we have done of late to conceive our off-the-shelf AI Toolkit offering, which has been tailored to enable fast, effective, and trustworthy decision-making in critical domains. And, above all, we’re proud and delighted to be a key component in the Perlan Project’s quest to soar to the edge of the stratosphere!”</em></p>
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<li><strong>Perlan Project website: </strong><a href="https://perlanproject.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>perlanproject.org</strong></a></li>
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<li>This June 2022, Thales celebrates the 1000<sup>th</sup> Air Traffic Surveillance worldwide radar delivery milestone. DECEA, the Brazilian Department of Airspace Control, with the delivery of a co-mounted Primary Surveillance Radar TRAC NG with Secondary Surveillance Radar RSM, becomes the 1000<sup>th
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<li>Renowned for outstanding reliability, unmatched performance and the latest in digital innovations, Thales primary and secondary radars, play a vital role in air surveillance maintaining constant awareness of aircrafts’ position at all times.
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<li>With 50 years of experience in Air Traffic Control and Surveillance, Thales offers the worlds’ largest installed base, with a total of 1000 radars delivered to more than 100 countries spanning across the 5 continents.
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Co-mounted Primary and Secondary TRAC NG &amp; RSM radars installed at Forte Príncipe da Beira, Brazil</em></p>
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<p><strong>Thales delivers the 1000<sup>th</sup> Air Traffic Surveillance worldwide radar milestone, a co-mounted primary TRAC NG and secondary RSM surveillance radar to DECEA, </strong><strong>the Brazilian Department of Airspace Control</strong><strong>.<br />
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<p>Safe skies means safe transit through a number of given airspaces. It means that, at any given point in time, Air Traffic Control Operators (ATCO) must be aware of aircrafts’ position in their airspace to deliver efficient <a href="https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/markets/aerospace/air-traffic-management">Air Traffic Management (ATM)</a>. Surveillance solutions are the “Eyes” of the ATCO. It means relying on a wide network of ground sensors enabling such coordination so that safety and punctuality can go hand-in-hand. It also means the detection capacity of non-cooperative aircrafts, playing a major role in air surveillance. </p>
<p>Since the first delivery in the 70’s, Thales’ portfolio is contributing to air safety with a full range of radars to manage air surveillance and control airport/airbase terminal areas. The range includes primary and secondary radars; the STAR NG (Primary Surveillance Radar for Approach) and the TRAC NG (Primary Surveillance Radar for En-Route) to detect non-cooperative aircrafts, aircrafts without transponders or with faulty transponders, capable of detecting targets of all sizes of aircrafts over an extended operational range coverage (more than 250 NM/460 km) and conducting wind farm mitigation and high clutter suppression to be resistant to harsh environment. And the Secondary Surveillance portfolio with the renowned RSM and latest innovation the RSM NG (for both Approach control and En-Route) to detect and identify cooperative aircrafts from commercial or military aviation.</p>
<p>At the forefront of new technologies, investing in R&amp;D and capitalizing on 50 years of ATC experience, Thales has <strong>introduced many leading innovations for airspace safety to accompany evolving customer needs in both civil and military domains, as well as</strong> ensuring compliance with the latest safety regulations to provide safe and accurate, Approach and En-Route surveillance. </p>
<p>Upgrades and innovations include a family of radars with higher performances, especially for precision and detection, development of new features such as electronic protection measures, 3D, detection of zero speed aircrafts (such as helicopters), high speed/high maneuverability aircrafts (such as fighters) or merging traditional Mode S with ADS-B detection to enhance sensor performance, including a sustainable solar powered radar station.</p>
<p><span style="color: #003366;"><em>As the Brazilian Air Force incorporates another radar for the defense and control of Brazilian airspace, Thales celebrates the production and installation of its thousandth air traffic surveillance radar, in Forte Príncipe da Beira. This is an acquisition that demonstrates the FAB&#8217;s concern in controlling the 22 million square kilometers of our airspace as well as defending our borders.  This is an extremely important equipment, as it will enable the identification and interception of non-collaborative aircraft”, declares the <strong>Director General of DECEA, Air Lieutenant Brigadier João Tadeu Fiorentini</strong></em><strong><em>.</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #003366;"><em>“</em><em>The 1000<sup>Th</sup> Thales air traffic surveillance radar worldwide reference is a demonstration of customers’ confidence and Thales’s track record to detect at all times &#8211; ensuring critical air safety and air surveillance &#8211; we thank all our clients for their trust. </em><em>With more than 130 installed air surveillance radars in Brazil, and a 20 year relationship between Omnisys &#8211; a Thales company and DECEA we are proud to share the 1000<sup>th</sup> Air traffic surveillance radar milestone in Brazil. The 1000th milestone is a testimony to Thales Air traffic surveillance radars with a solid reputation for performance and reliability” <strong>Lionel de Castellane, Vice President Civil Segment Radars, Thales.</strong></em></span></p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Code-named <strong>CHRONOS</strong>, these new quantum clocks will meet the requirements of numerous civil and military applications. Thanks to their very high stability (error of less than 1 second in tens of thousands of years), defence electronics equipment will be able to operate when a GNSS<sup>1</sup> signal (GPS, Galileo, etc.) is unavailable, for example due to hostile jamming.</p>
<p>Working with the procurement agency, the partners will help safeguard <strong>France&#8217;s technological sovereignty</strong> in GNSS-denied positioning, guidance, navigation and ECCM-protected, encrypted military communications. In civil applications (5G network synchronisation, transport, energy, etc.), the CHRONOS quantum clocks will deliver unprecedented price/performance to French and international customers.</p>
<p>Large swathes of the modern economy now rely on satellite synchronisation, and all the world&#8217;s major powers have their own GNSS satellite constellations (like Europe&#8217;s Galileo system) to guarantee their independence and protect their sovereignty.</p>
<p>GNSS technology provides the precise time reference for critical infrastructure such as 4G/5G networks, Internet, air and rail transport, energy networks, global banking transactions, high-frequency trading, satellites, etc., which would quickly fail if the signal were unavailable. In view of this high level of dependency, back-up systems are needed to ensure that our civil and military infrastructure can continue to operate even if the GNSS timing signal is unavailable.</p>
<p>Thales&#8217;s industrial facility in Vélizy-Villacoublay and the Thales Research &amp; Technology centre in Palaiseau, both near Paris, have the right combination of industrial capabilities and talent to manufacture the atomic and optical core of these future quantum clocks.</p>
<p>SYRLINKS, based in Rennes, Brittany, specialised in satellite radiocommunications, radionavigation systems and miniature atomic clocks, and its products were selected to equip 650 satellites for the American operator OneWeb. The company will develop the electronic brain of the CHRONOS clock and guarantee its high-precision timing function.</p>
<p>The CNRS will provide critical scientific support for this project via its SYRTE (Observatoire de Paris) and Femto-ST (Université de Franche-Comté) joint research units.</p>
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