Yingling Reports First Collins Venue Installation

Yingling Aviation has completed its first installation of the Collins Aerospace Venue cabin management system. The Wichita-based maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider reported completion of the project on Wednesday, with the installation platform being a Gulfstream G550.

To date, Venue has already been installed on more than 1,800 aircraft worldwide, either on a factory-delivered basis or with the work completed by an aftermarket contractor. Collins provided some onsite support to Yingling’s technicians during power-up and testing tasks.

“The biggest wow factor is the Airshow HD moving map,” said Josh Peterson, regional sales manager and avionics expert at Yingling. “It gives passengers a beautiful, intuitive picture of where they are, paired with real-time flight information. When combined with the Venue app, customers gain real-time awareness of their [aircraft] asset, which adds tremendous value.”

Yingling is eager to offer the modification as an expansion of its support capabilities for medium- to large-cabin business aircraft. It said the Venue system modernizes the cabin by upgrading displays and passenger interfaces with intuitive touchscreen controls and high-definition entertainment options that enhance both the passenger experience and aircraft value.