Avionics
Collins Maps Automation Push for Flight Deck, ATC
Automated checklists and transcribed clearances lead near-term work
Collins at FIA 2026
Left: Nathan Voight, vice president and general manager of advanced flight systems for Collins Aerospace, Right: Collins Aerospace Avionics president Nate Boelkins © Kerry Lynch/AIN

Collins Aerospace is tapping automation and data expertise from across its businesses to develop technologies that would simplify the flight deck and the management of airspace.

During the Farnborough International Airshow, Collins Aerospace avionics president Nate Boelkins provided a high-level overview of initiatives that tie together its air traffic control, flight-tracking data, and flight deck business units. “Demands on pilots and air traffic controllers are becoming much more complex every single day,” Boelkins said. “How do we reduce workload for both pilots and air traffic controllers? We want to drive capacity into the network while we improve efficiency and we improve safety.”