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Air India signs 10-year Thales FlytCARE package to maintain AVANT Up IFE across retrofit and new-build 787s and A350

Thales said Air India has signed a 10-year FlytCARE agreement covering turn-key maintenance, spares, repairs and logistics for its inflight entertainment (IFE) systems. The program supports AVANT Up on existing Boeing 777 and 787-8 aircraft via retrofit, plus 787-9 and A350 linefit installations over the next two years.

Discovered 2026-04-20T03:10:57.126031-07:00 | 2026-04-20T03:10:57.126031-07:00

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  • Thales’ 10-year FlytCARE covers IFE sustainment end-to-end—maintenance, replacement parts, repairs and logistics—giving Air India a longer-term reliability and cost-control framework for AVANT Up installed on multiple widebody programs.
  • The contract spans both retrofit (777 and 787-8) and linefit (787-9 and A350), meaning IFE service planning will need to track induction timing and configuration differences as aircraft enter service.
  • This follows other carrier IFE modernization/refresh efforts, including EgyptAir’s next-gen IFE debut with Panasonic (see EgyptAir debuts Panasonic Avionics next-gen IFE on new A350-1900) and Thales’ continued investment in IFE R&D and manufacturing via FlytEDGE (see Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB).

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