Sichuan Picks Rockwell Collins

Chinese airline Sichuan Airlines has ordered a Rockwell Collins avionics  package and in-flight entertainment system for installation on 12 Airbus planes. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. The avionics package and Programmable Audio Video Entertainment System (PAVES) will be installed in Airbus A319, A320 and A321 aircraft, with an option for 10 additional aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in June. The PAVES system includes overhead video on 10-inch retractable liquid crystal displays and 22 channels of audio programming. The avionics package includes the WXR-2100 MultiScan Hazard Detection System, a turbulence and weather radar system. More