[September 25, 2007] Pratt & Whitney Canada to offer Altair Data Transmission Units on jets Tweet (Airline Industry Information Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Manufacturer and designer of aircraft engines Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of United Technologies (NYSE:UTX), announced on Monday (24 September) that the company is offering Altair Avionics data transmission units for installation on the Cessna XL/XLS, Cessna 680 Sovereign, Gulfstream G200 and Dassault Falcon 2000EX business aircraft. This offering is result of the Supplemental Type Certification awarded by the US Federal Aviation Authority. Altair's data transmission unit (DTU) is a critical component of the on-board engine performance monitoring system. The DTU captures engine health data and transmits it wirelessly through the cellular network for analysis using a dedicated web tool, the company said. ((Distributed by M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) Copyright 2007 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]