Launch Customer Of UA’s Modernized Cockpit

Universal Avionics announced that Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, Widerøe Flyveselskap AS, will upgrade its fleet of De Havilland Canada (DHC) Dash 8s with the InSight flight deck and associated avionics suite, becoming the launch customer for the modernized cockpit for its Dash 8-100-200 aircraft.

DHC chose Universal’s InSight flight display and avionics to increase navigational capabilities to sustain the fleet into the 2030s. This Dash 8 modernization program showcases a viable path for upgrading established fleets and extending aircraft utility with the demands of modern airspaces.

Dror Yahav, CEO of Universal Avionics said, "The avionics modernization program from De Havilland Canada for the Dash 8 brings Universal’s advanced display system to the airline market. We are proud to help DHC and Widerøe extend the life of their reliable Dash 8 aircraft and ensure continued reliable service for their passengers with a modernized, more capable fleet."

Benefits of the Universal InFlight system include:

• Increased Efficiency: Enables LPV and RNP approaches down to 0.1nm to expand the range of airports where precision approaches can be performed, and saves 15 minutes or more on a typical flight with CPDLC Departure Clearances while providing constant communication with the airlines’ operational center via ACARS.
• Modern Information System: Five high-resolution LCD panels with synthetic vision, advanced digital maps, engine indication, weather, traffic information, and more.
• Digitize Aging Equipment: The modernization eliminates several Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), removing obsolete CRT displays, improving aircraft availability and reducing operating costs.
• Intuitive Interfaces: Digital features and touchscreens improve the user interface and virtualize many separate control panels.
• Connected Avionics: Extensive aircraft data is made available via a cloud-based platform post-flight, while automated database delivery helps technicians save 45 minutes on monthly aircraft updates.

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