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Using new technologies, the Thales and Diehl Aerospace common RDC replaces a significant number of Input/ Output units previously specific for each on-board application. At the IMA platform level, while hosting 50% more functions, the new A350 CPIOM and cRDC mean that the number of Part Numbers required is halved, leading to significant gains in direct maintenance costs (repairs, spares etc).

Manfred Kennel, President and Director of Diehl Aerospace commented, "with the responsibility for the development of the new A350 IMA suite units, Thales and Diehl Aerospace are in a position to bring additional added value to Airbus through active support of the global optimisation of the platform."

As a reminder, the cRDC selection adds to the previous selections announced by Thales at the beginning of the year for the Interactive Control and Display Systems and the Air Data and Inertial Reference Unit for the new A350 XWB aircraft. This batch of selections is expected to generate up to 2 billion euros in revenues over the first 20 years of in-service life for the aircraft, which is scheduled to enter service in 2013.

About Diehl Aerospace
Diehl Aerospace is a high-performance and internationally recognized partner of the aircraft manufacturers in the areas of avionics and cabin. Diehl Aerospace is responsible for the development and production of the new electronic Doors and Slides Management System, the High Lift Control as well as for the Cabin Lighting as a First Tier Supplier for the A380. The coloured LED cabin lighting system for the Boeing 787 is another new development of Diehl Aerospace. At its locations Überlingen, Frankfurt, Nürnberg and Rostock more than 1200 qualified and dedicated employees stand for excellent competencies and quality in developing and manufacturing of avionics and cabin systems. To provide optimum service, Diehl Aerospace GmbH operates qualified customer service centres in Toulouse, Hamburg, Sterrett and Singapore.

About Thales
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales's leading-edge technology is supported by 22,000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the group's civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. The group builds its growth on its unique multi-domestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with 2007 revenues of €12.3 billion.