Aegean Airlines selects Rockwell Collins avionics
Aegean Airlines, based in Greece, has selected Rockwell Collins' avionics, as well as its Programmable Audio Video Entertainment System (PAVES(r)) and the Airshow 4200 moving map information system for eight new and three leased Airbus A320 aircraft. The agreement also calls for an option on 12 additional aircraft with deliveries scheduled to begin in February 2007.
A highlight of the avionics package is the Rockwell Collins' WXR-2100 MultiScan(tm) Weather Radar, which is a fully automatic radar that reduces pilot workload and enhances safety and passenger comfort by reducing unexpected turbulence encounters. MultiScan provides optimal weather detection from the nose of the aircraft to 320 nautical miles.
Other Rockwell Collins avionics selected by Aegean Airlines are the complete array of aircraft sensors, including the latest generation VHF-2100 data radio. The VHF-2100 design provides higher reliability due to 30% fewer part and 20 percent lower power requirements than previous designs. The VHF-2100 also supports all future operational modes of VHF Data Link. Rockwell Collins AOC-900 Data Link operational software was selected by Aegean Airlines.
Another highlight of the avionics package is the GLU-925 Multi Mode receiver (MMR), which is the first to include LAAS, and supports growth to future FMS landing system (FLS) and GPS landing system (GLS) capabilities currently in development at Airbus.
Rockwell Collins Airshow 4200 offers a full-featured multimedia platform, incorporating a wide variety of capabilities, including 3-D route maps, real-time news feeds, connecting gate information, and points-of-interest media libraries. It captures real-time flight information from the aircraft's flight management computer, long-range navigation system, and aircraft communication systems. The Airshow 4200 can use the on-board ACARS connection to retrieve current airport terminal information.
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