• The Indian airline selected the Kannad Survival ELT for its upcoming Boeing deliveries

Dubai, November 12th – Orolia, through its Kannad brand, has won a contract to supply India’s SpiceJet with Kannad emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) for the airline’s 150 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, set to begin delivery in 2018.

Orolia, working through Avio-Diepen, a Proponent Company, the world’s largest independent aerospace parts distributor, will supply India’s third-largest airline with 150 Kannad 406 Survival ELTs. Designed to be installed in the aircraft cockpit, the Kannad 406 Survival ELT features a three frequency transmitter – 406, 243 & 121.5MHz – providing a direct connection to global Search And Rescue (SAR) services should an emergency occur.

“Emergency locator beacons are critical components in commercial aircraft and to have SpiceJet choose Orolia as its provider for cabin-mounted portable ELTs is a signal of trust we hold very dear” said Christian Belleux, Aviation & Military Product Line Director at Orolia. “The Kannad 406 Survival ELT is a key component in our line-up of products that defines our leadership role in resilient positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) solutions.”
“SpiceJet is a very discerning customer, always focused on giving its passengers a high level of safety and satisfaction” said Kees Burger, Director Product Management at Avio-Diepen, a Proponent company. “Our partnership with Orolia fits perfectly with SpiceJet’s requirements and with the Proponent mission of providing top-notch customer care in every interaction.”
The Kannad 406 Survival ELT is TSO/ETSO certified and includes a water switch sensor allowing automatic activation when in contact with water with audible as well as visual activation indicators (buzzer and LED).

As project lead for the European Commission’s HELIOS project for next generation emergency locator beacons, Orolia is leveraging the expertise of consortium partners to build innovative, life-saving search and rescue technologies. The company announced earlier this year its new GADSS ELT-DT distress transmitter which provides complete autonomous aircraft tracking helping airlines comply with the upcoming GADSS requirement.