Dubai 2011: Emirates selects Rockwell Collins avionics

The deliveries are in progress and will continue until 2015.

The deal includes the Rockwell Collins MultiScan threat detection system and the GLU-925 multi-mode receiver (MMR), the industry’s first MMR certified for precision landing using either global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) or instrument landing systems (ILS).

Emirates also selected the Rockwell Collins ADF-900 automatic direction finder, DME-900 distance measuring equipment, HFS-900D high-speed data radio, VHF-2100 transceiver, CPL-920D coupling unit, and VOR-900 VHF omnidirectional radio.

Claude Alber, Rockwell Collins VP and MD for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) said: “This important win signifies the strength of the long-standing, trusted relationship we have with one of the most respected airlines in the world.”

Rockwell Collins’ WXR-2100 MultiScan is now flying on more than 145 airlines. It allows pilots to easily discern between threatening and non-threatening weather.

It also alerts them to other atmospheric threats such as the potential for turbulence, lightning or hail.

It received the 2010 Aviation Technology Achievement Award, sponsored by Air Transport World magazine. The award praised the vital role the system can play in improving the safety of flight, reducing turbulence-related injuries and boosting operational efficiency.

The advanced GLU-925 multi-mode receiver is the primary navigation sensor and meets the stringent required navigation performance (RNP) requirement of 0.1 nm. It is the first-ever certified GPS landing system receiver, offering category III ILS and performance-based navigation RNAV/RNP operations.

Below: Rockwell Collins weather radar