Oman Air has selected the Thales AVANT in-flight entertainment system for its fleet expansion. The AVANT Android system enables a fully customizable passenger experience for Oman’s national carrier.

The announcement was made on the first day of the Paris Air Show, June 15.

It covers a total order of 25 aircraft — sixteen 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 in-flight 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 program that will see us operate 70 aircraft by 2020. Thales’ systems and services therefore match well with what we want for our passengers and operations.”

Thales is a global technology leader for the aerospace, space, defense, security and transportation markets. 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, CEO, Thales InFlyt Experience, said: “We are pleased that Oman Air selected our Android Avant system for their fleet of B787s, B737s and A330s. Their choice of equipping their newest planes with the latest generation AVANT is a testament to our long lasting partnership.”