Will Retrofit Five A300-600ST Heavy-Lifters

Aero-News learned Monday CMC Electronics Inc. was selected by Airbus Transport International (ATI) to supply its CMA-9000 Flight Management System (FMS) for the retrofit of its fleet of five A300-600ST Beluga transport aircraft. The installation will consist of a dual CMA-9000 FMS, providing the aircraft with enhanced operational capability.

"The selection by ATI of our FMS for the A300-600ST aircraft confirms the capability of our product as the solution of choice for retrofit applications of this aircraft," said Jean-Pierre Mortreux, CMC Electronics president and CEO. "Our new FMS has already been selected by Lufthansa for the retrofit of its fleet of fourteen A300-600 aircraft."

CMC says its CMA-9000 family of compact FMS variants is well suited for modern digital cockpits in fixed and rotary wing aircraft for both civil and military applications. The single unit CMA-9000 has civil certified multi-sensor GPS, INS and DME navigation capabilities and advanced communication functions such as Datalink.

The CMA-9000 also 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. The -9000 is derived from CMC’s successful CMA-900 FMS/GPS and CMA-3000 FMS.

The CMC Electronics’ previous generation FMS, the CMA-900, is in service with over 60 airlines and military operators.

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