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Jet Aviation St. Louis has completed eight FANS upgrade installations on Bombardier Challenger 604s and has two more scheduled, making it the leader in such installations on this airframe, according to FANS training firm Kobev International. FANS 1/A includes automatic dependent surveillance-contract (ADS-C) and controller pilot datalink communication (CPDLC).
The St. Louis facility partnered with Rockwell Collins to develop the STC on the FANS solution, which reduces pilot workload and enhances the clarity and accuracy of pilot communications with air navigation service providers in oceanic and remote airspace worldwide. It also gives pilots access to preferred wind-efficient transatlantic routes, saving time and fuel.
Meanwhile, Jet Aviation St. Louis is working on its second FANS installation in a Gulfstream GV. The facility completed its first FANS installation in a Gulfstream—a C-20 (GIV)—late last month. Charlie Wittman, the Gulfstream/C-20 manager at the facility, said his team has been working closely with Gulfstream on the FANS installations.