Bombardier is offering upgrades to bring older jets' equipment in line with current models. [Courtesy: Bombardier]
Key Takeaways:
Bombardier has launched an Advanced Avionics Upgrade (AAU) for its in-service Global 5000, 5500, 6000, and 6500 business jets.
The AAU integrates advanced avionics features, including the Combined Vision System (CVS), to enhance situational awareness, reduce pilot workload, and improve safety during flights, especially in difficult weather.
It brings capabilities found in newer Global models and offers additional options like ADS-B In/CDTI, airport moving map/SVS taxi mode, and an advanced weather radar, with initial installations underway at Bombardier service centers.
Bombardier introduced its Advanced Avionics Upgrade, or AAU, for the Bombardier Vision flight deck installed in Global 5000s, 5500s, 6000s, and 6500s that are currently in service.
The company said the AAU is designed to enhance in-service Global models with avionics features available on newer Global 5500 and 6500 jets now in production.
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Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4
