Rockwell Collins' Latest Helicopter Avionics Enter Service in North America as Era Group Takes Delivery of Two AW189 Helicopters

Era Group Inc., a leading helicopter transport operator based in the United States, takes delivery of its first two Finmecannica AW189 heavy helicopters from Rockwell Collins. The helicopters will be playing a key role in the Gulf of Mexico.

“We congratulate Era - the first operator of the AW189 in the Americas - on achieving this important milestone,” says Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of Airborne Solutions at Rockwell Collins.

Already proven in the European offshore market, the AW189 helicopter is a versatile, multi-role platform with a spacious cabin configured with 16 seats and a cockpit design incorporating the latest in advanced situational awareness technologies to reduce crew workload, optimize mission-effectiveness and enhance safety.

Rockwell Collins' equipment on the AW189 includes large format MFD-2810 displays which offer pilots highly intuitive helicopter symbology and HMI (human-machine interface), along with HeliSure™ helicopter HTAWS and HSVS. In addition, the AW189 features the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21™ suite of communications and navigation radios and an optional TCAS II traffic collision avoidance system, to ensure safe and reliable operations in increasingly congested airspace.