CMC Electronics' Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag selected by ATR | Press Release

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Issued by CMC Electronics Inc..

September 24, 2007

CMC Electronics' Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag selected by ATR

CMC Electronics' Class 2 PilotView® Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) has been selected by ATR as a standard option for new aircraft production and for retrofits of in-service ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft. The dual installation PilotView EFBs will enable paperless cockpit operations, including aircraft data and procedures manuals and interactive electronic charts.

Cathy Bain, CMC Electronics Vice President, Marketing and Sales, said: "This selection by ATR is a solid endorsement of our PilotView's capability to deliver the cockpit information system capabilities, feature growth and long-term support that OEMs expect. Our EFB solution delivers a DO-160D qualified, avionics grade system that offers superior readability in a high-resolution XGA display. Simple to install, our ultra compact EFB can host a wide array of software applications."

Bain added: "There are currently over 23 STCs available for the PilotView EFB on aircraft ranging from the GV and Global Express to the B737. CMC's PilotView is the sole OEM EFB option at Dassault, Gulfstream, Pilatus and Sino Swearingen. More recently, PilotView was selected by Embraer for the E-170/190 program."

CMC's PilotView EFB improves productivity by enabling flight preparation with efficient access to up-to-date aircraft documentation, checklists and flight planning information. The PilotView EFB further increases situational awareness in-flight with en-route, approach charts, moving map display and graphical, real time weather information. The PilotView EFB is a compact, lightweight system with a display/processor unit and aircraft interface unit which are to easy to install in a variety of cockpits where space is at a premium.

A high-quality 8.4" AMLCD display offers exceptional readability in most cockpit ambient light conditions. In addition to line-select keys and a convenient integrated keyboard, the PilotView EFB touch-sensitive screen provides pilots with a choice when accessing or navigating through EFB software applications.