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StandardAero Completes Learjet 45 Cockpit Upgrade
By: Jerry Siebenmark
Caption: The upgrade involved the installation of a Honeywell Primus Elite cockpit.
Word Count: 169
StandardAero has completed its first installation of a Honeywell Primus Elite cockpit in a U.S.-registered Bombardier Learjet 45, the Scottsdale, Arizona-based MRO provider announced this week. Work was performed at StandardAero’s MRO facility in Augusta, Georgia, and the installation was one of the first to use JetCity’s FAA-approved STC.

Primus Elite improves functionality and overall situational awareness in the cockpit with the addition of charts, maps, and safety enhancements. Installation included removing CRT screens from the Learjet 45 that tend to get hot and replacing them with Primus Elite’s LCDs, which have improved visibility and are more reliable.

“StandardAero continues to be a leader in cockpit display upgrades and now offers Honeywell’s Primus Elite upgrade on the Learjet 45, Embraer Legacy 600, Falcon 900EX, and Global Express,” said StandardAero Business Aviation director of avionics program management and business development Jerry Sanders. “With less focus on meeting the ADS-B mandate, we are seeing more attention on cockpit display and cabin connectivity upgrades.”