Meggitt wins $19m contract to supply cabin surveillance

Aerospace firm Meggitt will supply the cabin surveillance system for Embraer's E-Jets E2 in a deal worth $19m.

The system is based on one developed by Securaplane to fulfil the latest aircraft security requirement.

Meggitt claimed that it will equip the aircraft with cockpit door surveillance. This will involve cameras that remain effective over the full light-intensity range and that provide multiple views.

Chief executive officer Stephen Young said: "The major OEMs have begun installing safety systems on the production line of many large commercial aircraft due to increasingly stringent safety requirements arising over the last decade.

"Our systems ensure that the ability to identify entrants in all cabin conditions is never compromised."