ASDWire distribution date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:22:00 GMT +0100

Barco avionics displays reach landmark of eighty reference platforms

Kortrijk, Belgium, 19 February 2009 --[ASDWire]-- Barco has reached a new milestone in the avionics display market with the attainment of its 80th reference platform. Barco’s latest accomplishment is an agreement with Honeywell to supply custom-built avionics displays for installation on the Dassault Falcon 900 business aircraft. The contract is part of an upgrade program that will equip the Falcon 900 jets with an advanced Honeywell Primus® 2000XP flight deck.

“The advanced Barco DU-875 displays will help provide Falcon 900 operators with increased situational awareness, efficiency and safety,” said Yves Vanhauwaert, General Manager Avionics at Barco. “In addition, they will bring extensive growth capabilities for future avionics functionalities.”

Integrating Barco’s proven avionics building blocks, the Honeywell DU-875 displays will offer pilots the same performance and flexibility as the most sophisticated cockpits in operation today. The retrofit displays will deliver extensive functionality, including advanced charts, maps and graphics. Moreover, the DU-875 will accommodate options such as XM graphical weather, Jeppesen charts and maps, and video. The unit complies with the DO-178B and DO-254 level A design guidelines.

About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3500 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 725 million euro in 2008.

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