L3Harris has announced international deals with Japanese and Indian airlines at Farnborough Airshow.
The manufacturer of flight training devices said its Reality7e Boeing 787-9 full flight simulator (FFS) had received approval from the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), marking two milestones for the business: the first Reality7e simulator to be approved by the JCAB, opening the door to future business in the country, and the first Reality7e device provided to Japanese airline ANA.
The 787-9 simulator entered service in the second week of July at ANA’s pilot training center in Tokyo, bringing the airline’s total number of L3Harris devices to five, increasing its training capacity and enabling it to meet the demand for pilot training in its 787 fleet.
“The 787-9 simulator expands on our long-standing relationship with ANA, dating back to the 1990s, and shows their continued confidence in the quality of our training devices and the customer service we provide,” said Ben Swann, v-p of training systems for L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions.
In other news, L3Harris Technologies has entered into a “landmark” agreement with Air India to become lead supplier of the SRVIVR25 voice and data recorders for the airline’s Boeing 737-8 fleet. One hundred aircraft will be equipped with L3Harris’s technology, with the possibility of an additional 40 planes.
The deal, reached in April 2024, is the first avionics partnership between Air India and L3Harris since the airline came under the ownership of the Tata Group, and expands the relationship between the two companies, while L3Harris also provides pilot training to Air India’s current and future pilots.
“Our partnership with Air India underscores our mutual dedication to advancing aviation safety and performance,” said Jan Davis, general manager, avionics programs at L3Harris. “As we [progress] with the deployment of our recorders across Air India’s 737-8 fleet, we look forward to enhancing operational efficiencies for the airline while strengthening our collaborative partnership.”
For nearly six decades, L3 Harris has been at the forefront of flight recorder technology, and the SRVIVR25 series continues to offer "unprecedented" recording duration for both voice and flight data.
In other news, L3Harris Commercial Aviation has launched ‘PilotApp,’ which provides insights to pilots to help them optimize operations. “The app rapidly decreases FDM/FOQA event rates and eliminates latency in data distribution, significantly improving decision-making,” an L3Harris statement said.
“It engages pilots by displaying complex flight data using aircraft instrument-based displays and drives engagement with personalized insights. Additionally, it allows for the customization of data sharing, displaying formats and push notifications to meet specific operational needs.”