December 14,
2001
Cessna
Brings Garmin® Avionics Aboard Popular Caravan Aircraft
OLATHE, Kan./Dec.
14/PR Newswire Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin
Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) and the leading avionics manufacturer for
the general aviation market, today announced that Cessna Aircraft
Co. will offer Garmin's integrated avionics suite as optional
equipment in its entire line of Caravan aircraft.
Cessna selected
Garmin's GNS 530, GNS 430, GTX™ 327 digital transponder and
GMA 340 audio panel as advanced avionics options on all new Caravan
models the Caravan 675, Caravan Amphibian, Grand Caravan
and Super Cargomaster.
"Getting
aboard the Cessna Caravan is a strong product endorsement and
represents a significant step for us with this industry leader,"
said Gary Kelley, Garmin's director of marketing. "This
relationship has the potential of opening up a new area of growth
for us in the air cargo and commuter transportation market."
At the heart
of the Garmin avionics suite is the revolutionary GNS 430/530.
Both radios integrate an IFR GPS/NAV/COM/ILS with VOR/LOC and
glideslope on a high-resolution color display, delivering navigation-critical
data on a single screen for easy pilot scanning and reduced cockpit
workload. Both units also have interface capabilities for traffic,
weather and lightning detection to provide increased safety and
situational awareness to the owner and operator of the aircraft.
The GTX 327 is a Mode-C transponder that displays flight time
and current pressure altitude, and its solid-state design requires
no warm-up time, reduces power output and lowers heat emissions.
The GMA 340 audio panel provides pilots with reliable, versatile
audio switching on a user-friendly front panel, featuring a six-position
stereo intercom and three COM positions.
Cessna Caravans
have long set the standard for reliability in freight, scheduled
airline/commuter service, executive use, and special-mission applications
and in operations that include unimproved, short runways. Because
of the Caravans dependability and versatility, companies
like Federal Express have added Caravans to their fleet.
Cessna Aircraft
has already begun installing Garmin avionics in Caravans at its
Wichita, Kan., factory.
Garmin
International Inc. is a member of the Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN)
group of companies, which designs and manufactures navigation,
communication and information devices most of which are
enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's market-leading products
serve the aviation, marine, outdoor recreation, automotive, wireless
and OEM markets. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands,
and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States,
Taiwan and United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's
virtual pressroom at www.garmin.com/pressroom, or contact the
Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin is a registered
trademark, and GNS, GTX and GMA are trademarks of Garmin Ltd.
or its subsidiaries.
Cessna Aircraft Co. is a subsidiary of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT),
a $13 billion global, multi-industry company with market-leading
businesses in Aircraft, Automotive, Industrial Products, Fastening
Systems and Finance. Additional information is available online
at www.textron.com.
Notice
on forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking
statements respecting Garmin Ltd. and its business. Any statements
regarding the companys future financial position, revenues,
earnings, product introductions, plans and objectives are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. There
could be a number of factors affecting future results, including
those factors identified in Garmin's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended Dec. 30, 2000 filed by Garmin with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). Garmin
will not update any forward-looking statements in this press release
to reflect future events or developments.
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