United Investment Arm Backs Cutting-Edge Personal Aircraft Avionics

Airhart is developing advanced avionics systems designed to make flying as simple as driving a car.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Airhart is developing an advanced avionics suite and fly-by-wire system designed to power an array of light airframes. [Credit: Airhart]

Key Takeaways:

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) has invested in Airhart Aeronautics, a company developing fully digital cockpit technology designed to make flying personal aircraft as simple as driving a car.
Airhart's advanced avionics suite integrates features like synthetic vision, advanced autopilot, touchscreen displays, and a single sidestick to significantly reduce pilot workload and enhance safety.
The technology aims to simplify control and automate various flight aspects, including checklists, for light aircraft, with initial customer installs and orders now available.
This investment is noteworthy as Airhart focuses on the personal aircraft market, diverging from UAV's typical investments in larger commercial aviation technologies.

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United Airlines Ventures (UAV) is backing a developer of fully digital cockpit technology that is designed to make flying as simple as driving a car.

UAV has invested an undisclosed amount in Airhart Aeronautics, which said Thursday that it is “about to begin initial customer installs” of its flagship advanced avionics suite. Airhart said the “first stage” of its avionics system is now available to order.