Avianca Airlines selects Rockwell Collins' advanced avionics for cargo aircraft

FARNBOROUGH, England (July 9, 2012) – Avianca and TACA have selected Rockwell Collins’ MultiScan™ Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) for new Airbus A330 cargo aircraft. The aircraft will be incorporated into the airfreight company’s Tampa Cargo fleet beginning in December.

Rockwell Collins’ industry-leading MultiScan Threat Detection System – with more than 4,100 systems flying on over 145 airlines today − is a fully automatic airborne weather radar system. MultiScan combines the latest weather science with advanced engineering concepts to identify and analyze thunderstorm cells, and display the actual weather threat.

With MultiScan, flight quality and safety in general will be improved. The system minimizes unexpected turbulence encounters while also reducing the crew workload. The version that will be incorporated in the Tampa Cargo A330 fleet includes new functions, allowing the prediction and display of hail and lightning potential, as well as the presence of thunderstorms and clear-air turbulence.

The advanced GLU-925 is the first MMR certified for precision landing using either Global Navigation Satellite Systems or Instrument Landing Systems. The GLU-925 is the primary navigation sensor for all phases of flight, and meets the stringent Required Navigation Performance (RNP) requirement of RNP 0.1.

Rockwell Collins is the leading provider of air transport aircraft communication and navigation avionics, and airborne weather radar in Latin America with resources present to provide full-service, cost-effective support.