Bombardier is offering upgrades to bring older jets' equipment in line with current models. [Courtesy: Bombardier]
Key Takeaways:
Bombardier has introduced an Advanced Avionics Upgrade (AAU) for in-service Global 5000, 5500, 6000, and 6500 aircraft, aligning their avionics with features found in newer production models.
A key feature enabled by the AAU is Bombardier’s Combined Vision System (CVS), which integrates synthetic vision and enhanced vision in a single view to reduce cockpit workload and improve situational awareness during challenging flights.
The upgrade also allows for optional additions such as ADS-B In/cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI), airport moving map/SVS taxi mode, and a new weather radar with vertical weather and predictive windshear options.
Installation of the AAU is available at Bombardier’s expanded global network of service facilities, with a Global 6000 being the first aircraft to receive the upgrade.
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
