Thales signs an MOU with Azerbaijan for airspace modernisation

At a ceremony that took place in Paris on Monday 13th March, in the presence of Ilham Aliyev President of the Azerbaijan Republic, and Jahangir Asgarov, president of Arzebaijan Airlines, Thales and Arzebaijan Airlines(1), signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering collaboration for the modernisation of airspace processes in the country.

Indeed, the Azerbaijan Republic is forecasted to experience a sharp growth in internal, transit and over flight air traffic in the coming years as a result of the strategic position of Azerbaijan at a cross point between Europe and Asia. The modernization will enable to achieve this goal.

Azerbaijan is an important Thales customer, in 2016 AZANS became the launch customer for Thales’s ECOsystem advanced traffic flow management application, becoming a pioneer in the implementation of next-generation solutions for improving en-route air traffic efficiency. ECOsystem provides a suite of tools and predictive analytics to enable each stakeholder to optimize their own operation as well as contribute to global optimization through data sharing and collaborative applications.

1.      Azerbaijan Airlines, in addition of being the country’s flag carrier, also provide air navigation services through a specialist department that acts as the country’s air navigation service provider (AZANS).


Aliyev President of the Azerbaijan Republic, and Jahangir Asgarov, president of Arzebaijan Airlines, Thales and Arzebaijan Airlines, signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at fostering collaboration for the modernisation of airspace processes in the country.