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INTERVIEW ROCKWELL COLLINS

Automatic Choice for ADS-B Upgrades

Operators should equip with ADS-B Out as quickly as possible to avoid lengthy waits and
increasing costs, and ensure compliance with the mandates

SAJAN SHARMA, MARkETING dIRECTOR - What is the status of ADS-B fitment on
Asia Pacific, Commercial Systems, Rockwell jetliners in the region?
Collins in an interview with Maintenance Forward Fit and Retrofit solutions are
Repair Overhaul, says thousands of aircraft currently available on most platforms.
remain to be updated for various ADS-B Out Thousands of aircraft remain to be
mandates worldwide. He also informed that updated for various ADS-B Out mandates
the Rockwell Collins GLU-2100 which is the worldwide. Given the large volume of
firm’s next generation MMR, will be available aircraft remaining and finite installation
in early 2018 on Boeing platforms and in early infrastructure, we highly encourage
2019 on Airbus platforms. Edited excerpts operators to equip with ADS-B Out as
from the interview. quickly as possible to avoid lengthy
waits and increasing costs, and ensure
What is the time line for fitment of ADS-B compliance with the mandates.
devices mandated by Asian and South-East
Asian Nations? What benefits will ADS-B In and ADS-B Out
The need for and timing of ADS-B Out equipment bring to business aviation?
equipage varies by country. ADS-B Out Without ADS-B Out, the continued growth What are the primary benefits of ADS-B In
mandates are already in effect in countries of air travel would cause increased delays and ADS-B Out equipment being installed
such as Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sri and less efficient routing of aircraft in the on airplanes?
Lanka, and Vietnam. ADS-B Out mandates increasingly congested airspace. ADS-B Out ADS-B Out - Implementing ADS-B Out enables
will take effect in Indonesia on January 1, is foundational to airspace modernization air traffic control to have a more accurate
2018, in Taiwan on December 31, 2019, in efforts which aim to increase the capacity and timely picture of where aircraft are in the
the United States on January 1, 2020 and in and efficiency of the airspace. airspace. It also enables radar-like surveillance
Europe on June 7, 2020. coverage even in areas of limited-to-no-

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