Thales to Provide Avionics Suite for New ATR 42-600 and 72-600

ATR selected Thales to provide the avionics suite for its new ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 aircraft.  Thales will be the tier-one systems integrator for the aircraft's cockpits and will integrate components provided by other suppliers.

The new glass flight deck for the two models will include five LCDs (liquid crystal displays), supplied by Thales, as well as their flight management, communications and navigation systems.  The latter will include GNSS/WAAS (global navigation satellite system/wide area augmentation system) capability ready for RNP (required navigation performance) operations, as well as a new CAT IIIa-enabled autopilot.

The cockpit architecture in both aircraft will be will based on the IMA (integrated modular avionics) concept.

Stéphane Mayer, ATR's chief executive officer, said, "We chose Thales due to their capability to deliver the latest technologies, combined with their ability to customize their offering to meet ATR requirements."  10-28-2007.

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