Thales Avionics

Thales Avionics is the avionics business of the Thales Group, a French aerospace, defence and security company headquartered in the La Defense district of Paris. It supplies systems to airframers and airlines for both civil and military aircraft. The Thales Group itself was created in 2000, when Thomson-CSF, formed in 1968, was renamed Thales.

Products

• Fly-by-wire and flight control systems
• Cockpit systems and displays
• Navigation computers
• Satellite communication
• In-flight entertainment, including the AVANT system for airliners
• Electrical systems for commercial aircraft

Markets served

Customers include commercial aircraft manufacturers, airlines and military operators worldwide. Thales also works in defence, space, transportation and security, which are separate from the avionics activity.

Company facts

• Parent: Thales Group, renamed from Thomson-CSF in 2000
• Group headquarters: Paris La Defense, France
• Group workforce: about 83,000 people in 2024, across all divisions

The listed website, thalesgroup.com, is the group site and covers all Thales businesses, not only avionics.