Posted by John McHaleHAMBURG, Germany, 22 May 2010. Qatar Airways selected the Thales TopSeries in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its fleet of 30 Boeing 787 aircraft with 30 options. The airline will provide a comprehensive selection of entertainment programs along with swift broadband cabin connectivity integrated with the IFE system. Thales officials made the announcement at the Aircraft Interiors show in Hamburg, Germany. The system will enable every passenger to access current news, sports, social networks, and other mobile applications. Passenger touch screen displays range in size from 10.6 inches to 17 inches. Passengers will also be able to interface their personal electronic devices to the TopSeries system in order to listen to and view on the system's big screens content they bring onboard. The TopSeries system will also feature 3D audio giving the effect of high fidelity surround sound. Qatar Airways also selected a new passenger controller with multi-tasking capabilities. The passenger control unit is an intelligent touch screen device that enables passengers to control games and their IFE selections right in the palm of their hand, Thales officials say. Qatar Airways previously appointed Thales to provide IFE and communications systems for 24 brand-new single-aisle A320 family aircraft as well as six retrofits for A320s already in the airline’s fleet. The TopSeries for the 787 is a lightweight design, which uses half the available space for the system's head-end digital servers.
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