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Archive 2002CMC Electronics Receives Transport Canada Approval Of Software and Complex Electronic Components For Its 24-Channel Global Positioning System (GPS) Sensor
(Montreal, September 25, 2002) - CMC Electronics Inc. has received approval from Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) of its 24-channel Global Navigation System Sensor Approach (GNSSA) Module for software development compliance to DO-178B level B and for Complex Electronic Component development compliance to DO-254 level B. These approvals are the principal elements required to obtain certification of user systems hosting the GNSSA to TSO-C129a by the Federal Aviation Authority. The approvals are critical milestones for further certifications such as TSO-C145 (WAAS) and TSO (LAAS). Transport Canada is presently in the final stages of issuing their recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration for TSO approval of CMC's GNSSA module. Jim Close, President and CEO of CMC Electronics, stated, "The certification is a significant achievement because it positions CMC Electronics as the aviation GPS supplier of choice for all enroute and precision approach applications." The new CMC Electronics' GPS receiver, known as the CMA-4024, is a 24-channel aviation- grade receiver with a growth path to full Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Category I and LAAS Category IIIb approach capability. CMC Electronics has more than twenty years' experience in the design of certified GPS products. The CMA-4024 has been developed as a collaborative effort with NovAtel, CMC's subsidiary, and combines the respective technological strengths of both companies to develop the most advanced GPS receiver to meet the most demanding needs of civil aviation. CMC Electronics designs and produces leading technology electronics products for the aviation, infrared sensing, global positioning, space and marine electronics markets. Its principal locations are in Montreal, Ottawa, Cincinnati, OH and Sugar Grove, IL, further to the recent acquisition of Flight Visions. The company's capabilities are broadened by its subsidiaries NovAtel Inc. in Calgary, Alberta, and Northstar Technologies in Acton, MA. CMC Electronics is a private company controlled by an investor group led by ONCAP L.P. ONCAP is a CDN $400 million investment fund established by Onex Corporation and a number of leading Canadian financial institutions. Onex Corporation is a diversified company with annual consolidated revenues of approximately CDN $24 billion and consolidated assets of approximately CDN $23 billion. Onex is Canada's 5th largest company with global operations in service, manufacturing and technology industries. For more info:
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