Garmin G5000 to receive EASA approval for Cessna Citation Excel and XLS aircraft

More than 100 upgrades have been sold globally for the G5000 in the Excel/XLS fleet.

Friday, October 14, 2022 at 03:52 PM ET

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Garmin’s Cessna Citation Excel and Citation XLS G5000 modernization program launched three years ago, and more than 100 Excel and XLS aircraft have added the avionics package to those jets. {Courtesy: Garmin Aviation.

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Garmin's G5000 flight deck for Cessna Citation Excel and Citation XLS aircraft is expected to receive European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval soon.
This EASA approval will allow the G5000 integrated avionics suite to be installed by certificated operators in Europe, expanding a program that has already retrofitted over 100 aircraft.
The G5000 upgrade features advanced capabilities, including three landscape flight displays, touchscreen controllers, a digital automatic flight control system, and full ADS-B Out compliance.

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Garmin’s (NYSE: GRMN) G5000 flight deck for the Cessna Citation Excel and Citation XLS aircraft is expected to earn European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval soon.

The technology company announced this week that it has been working with European regulators to finalize the permission needed by EASA-certificated operators to install the G5000 integrated avionic suite on the midsize jets.