Lufthansa Selects CMC Electronics' Latest Generation Flight Management System to Retrofit A300-600 Fleet
(Montreal, Canada - May 23, 2007) CMC Electronics Inc. has signed a contract with Lufthansa and Lufthansa Technik to supply its latest generation Flight Management System (FMS) known as the CMA-9000 for the retrofit of its fleet of fourteen A300-600 aircraft. The upgraded A300-600s have a much larger Navigation Database, improved performance optimization and increased datalink capability. The installation will consist of a dual CMA-9000 Flight Management System, providing the aircraft with multi-sensor based navigation and enhanced operational capability. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in early 2009. Jean-Pierre Mortreux, CMC President and CEO, stated: "The selection by Lufthansa of our industry leading FMS for the retrofit of A300-600 aircraft confirms the capability of our product as the solution of choice for the air transport market. A variant of our new FMS has already been selected by Thales for their avionics suite on the Sukhoi SuperJet 100."
The CMA-9000 is a family of compact FMS variants that is well suited for modern digital cockpits in fixed and rotary wing aircraft for both civil and military applications. It is the next-generation FMS derived from CMC's successful CMA-900 FMS/GPS and CMA-3000 FMS. The single unit CMA-9000 has multi-sensor (GPS, INS, DME and EGI) navigation capabilities and is certified for operations in civil airspace. It conforms to the ARINC-739 multifunction control display unit standard, making it suitable as a display and control unit for other systems such as ACARS, ACMS and SATCOM. It also has the capability to act as a radio management unit.
The CMC Electronics' previous generation FMS, the CMA-900, has received more FAA and other national Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approvals than any competing product for the avionics upgrade of B747 Classic aircraft. The CMA-900 has also been successfully installed and integrated on a number of C-130 aircraft worldwide. With recent orders, the CMA-900 is now in service with over 60 airlines and military operators.
According to Andreas Gherman, Lufthansa's Vice President of Technical Operations, the new state-of-the-art FMS will allow unrestricted operation of the A300-600 fleet for the foreseeable future. In particular, Mr. Gherman was pleased with CMC´s responsiveness to the implementation of Lufthansa's requirements into the new product.
CMC Electronics (www.cmcelectronics.ca) designs and produces leading technology electronics products for the aviation and global positioning markets. CMC's focus is on delivering innovative cockpit systems integration and avionics solutions to its customers worldwide. Its principal locations are in Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; and Chicago, Illinois. CMC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Esterline Corporation (NYSE:ESL, www.esterline.com), a specialized aerospace and defense company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Esterline employs over 9,000 people worldwide.
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