Also Wins Contract For Air China 737 Avionics
Rockwell Collins announced Monday
plans for opening an engineering center in Hyderabad, India. The
Hyderabad center, which represents an expansion of Rockwell Collins
employment, is scheduled to begin providing services in October.
The center will help Rockwell Collins satisfy its growing demand
for engineering talent by hiring 500 people over the next five
years.
"Our new facility in India will enhance our presence in this
emerging region and provide us with increased access to
high-quality engineering and design talent," said Nan Mattai,
senior vice president of Engineering and Technology for Rockwell
Collins.
The new facility will be dedicated to hardware and software
development, with initial work focused on the design of displays
and flight management systems. Rockwell Collins is currently hiring
management for the facility, and is actively recruiting engineers
and support personnel.
Rockwell Collins already has a presence in India through its
existing relationship with HCL Technologies Ltd. Approximately 300
HCL engineers, professionals and experts are dedicated to Rockwell
Collins to perform design, development and testing related work for
hardware and software based products at design centers in Chennai
and Bangalore. Rockwell Collins will continue its relationship with
HCL.
Also on Monday, the company announced Air China has selected a
suite of Rockwell Collins avionics for 11 Boeing 737-800 aircraft,
which are being leased from GE Commercial Aviation Services
(GECAS). Delivery begins in 2008 and continues through 2010.
"Air China has been a long-time customer of Rockwell Collins'
proven avionics and maintenance services, and we are pleased to
continue to grow and strengthen our relationship," said Jeff
Standerski, vice president and general manager, Air Transport
Systems for Rockwell Collins.
Rockwell Collins' WXR-2100 MultiScan Hazard Detection System is
the first and only radar that analyzes and determines actual
weather hazards, not simply atmospheric moisture content. MultiScan
is a fully automatic, hands-free airborne radar system with more
than four years of operational experience that reduces pilot
workload and enhances safety and passenger comfort by minimizing
unexpected turbulence encounters, and provides optimal clutter-free
weather detection from the nose of the aircraft to 320 nautical
miles.
The suite of avionics selected by Air China also includes:
Automatic Direction Finder ADF-900, Direction Finding Antenna
DFA-901, Distance Measuring Equipment DME-900, Data Radio HFS-900D,
Coupling Unit CPL-920D, GPS Landing Unit GLU-925, Passenger Address
Unit PAU-700, Low-range Radio Altimeter LRA-900,Very High Frequency
Transceiver VHF-2100 and VHF Omnidirectional Range/Marker Beacon
Receiver VOR-900.