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July 13, 2010 -
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) announced that GE
Aviation Systems and AVIC Systems, the partners to a proposed AVIC GE
joint venture, have been selected to provide the avionics core
processing system, display system and on-board maintenance system for
the newly launched C919 single-aisle aircraft. The AVIC GE joint venture
will support COMAC for avionics integration for the C919.
The public signing of the Letter of Intent for the C919 avionics selection was attended by senior management from GE, AVIC and COMAC. AVIC and GE are forming the new joint venture company to develop and market integrated avionics systems to the global commercial aerospace industry, and in particular the avionics systems for the C919. |
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The C919 modular
avionics system provided by the proposed AVIC GE joint venture will be
the central information system and backbone of the airplane’s networks
and electronics and will host the airplane’s avionics, maintenance and
utility functions. The system replaces dozens of traditional, standalone
computers fitted to aircraft flying today, benefitting in weight
savings, improved reliability and reduced operating cost.
Zhang Xinguo, AVIC
vice president, said: "We are building a long-term partnership through
the joint venture and will provide the C919 with advanced commercial
technologies and products for its avionics systems. Although this joint
venture is based in
“The C919 will be
more advanced than current operating commercial air transport aircraft
of the same size. It will use between 12% and 15% less fuel, and help
reduce carbon emissions," said Zhang Qingwei, Chairman, Commercial
Aircraft Corporation of |
With this
announcement, the proposed AVIC GE joint venture becomes a key supplier
for
“The immediate
focus of our joint venture is to jointly offer the best, competitive
solutions for the COMAC C919 and we are very happy with this successful
outcome,” said Lorraine Bolsinger, president and CEO for GE Aviation
Systems. “The C919 allows the joint venture to build upon our extensive
open-architecture avionics capabilities and to provide our customers
with some of the most advanced commercial technology in the world.”
GE Aviation and
AVIC recently announced the agreement to form a new joint venture
company to develop and market integrated avionics systems for commercial
aircraft customers.
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