Airlines
Thales Reveals Next-generation FMS, PureFlyt
France’s Thales Group says all OEMs could benefit from PureFlyt, giving it a chance for adoption on Boeing airliner programs.
Thales is developing PureFlyt in Toulouse for retrofit and new programs, and envisions service entry as soon as 2024. (Photo: Ian Sheppard).
Thales is developing PureFlyt in Toulouse for retrofit and new programs, and envisions service entry as soon as 2024. (Photo: Ian Sheppard).

With the world of computing and “big data” changing rapidly and environmental pressures coming to the fore more than ever, French avionics specialist Thales has presented the development environment for its “PureFlyt” next-generation flight management system (FMS) for commercial airliners and beyond. It even envisions it running on UAVs and military aircraft, depending on demand.

PureFlyt will connect more than ever to the outside world to draw on the advantages of real-time updates that allow constant planning and replanning, taking into account slot times and the latest weather information. Thales will also make available PureFlyt software for pilots’ electronic flight bags (EFBs) so that flight plans and other data immediately download to their aircraft—with safeguards protecting the aircraft and making it cyber-secure.