GE Aviation to commence delivery of flight recorders for Boeing 787

Airline Industry Information, July 25, 2008

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GE Aviation, a provider of jet engines and components and integrated systems and product solutions for commercial and military aircraft and a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced on Thursday (24 July) that the company has begun delivery of its new enhanced airborne flight recorder (EAFR) for the Boeing 787 aircraft.

GE's flight recorder is reportedly the first to meet the US Federal Aviation Administration's new regulations put in place in March 2008.

According to GE, the enhanced airborne flight recorder, which is the newest in the company's recorder product family, includes improved capabilities for safety investigators to find and remedy the causes of incidents.

The EAFR system features network-connectivity that enables reconfigurable flight data acquisition. It is also the first flight recorder to have a recorder independent power supply which allows operation in the event of a power failure, GE said.

GE supplies the EAFR as part of the Rockwell Collins network communications package for the Boeing 787 programme.

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