Rockwell Collins (Hall 4, B4) has won contracts for avionics and in-flight entertainment (IFE) equipment for Kenya Airways and Egypt Air.
The company is to provide Kenya Airways with its Total Entertainment System (TES) and Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) on three of the airline's Boeing 777s.
Rockwell Collins will also upgrade TES on three of Kenya Airways' Boeing 767 aircraft, providing in-seat audio and video on demand (AVOD). Deliveries are to begin in May 2004. Designed for twin-aisle aircraft, the TES open architecture and modular design offers a variety of in-flight entertainment options.
Upgrades are easy thanks to the system's plug-and-play capability with the added bonus that there is no need for seat or wiring changes. TES is now installed on more than 400 aircraft, offering passengers crystal-clear viewing, easy-to-use passenger control and an integrated telephone.
The Collins' TCAS, as fitted to Kenya Airways' 777s, interrogates the transponders of nearby aircraft, measuring their range, relative bearing and altitude. The system provides aural and visual warnings in the event of a near miss or potential collision.
The contract with Egypt Air is for Rockwell Collins' suite of avionics and data link communications, navigation and surveillance sensors, including the GLU-920 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) and Collins' WXR-2100 Multiscan Weather Radar.
Digital
The data link communications system supports current and future digital CNS/ATM (Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management) environments, including ACARS (Aircraft Communications, Addressing, and Reporting System), future air navigation systems (FANS), VHF data link (VDL) Mode 2 and Aeronautical Telecommunications Network (ATN).
The equipment will be installed on Egypt Air's seven new Airbus A330 aircraft with delivery scheduled between June 2004 and February 2006.
Source: Flight Daily News
