Avionics
Barco views role on Apex as a ‘stepping stone’ into bizav
Add Belgium’s Barco to the list of companies interested in entering the market for business aircraft avionics.

Add Belgium’s Barco to the list of companies interested in entering the market for business aircraft avionics. The company will supply the displays for Honeywell’s Apex integrated avionics system and says it is also developing a range of displays, computers and applications that could be brought to business aviation as OEM or retrofit products.

The crash of one of Grob’s SPn prototypes on November 30 during a demonstration flight in Germany raises questions about the future of the Apex program, but a Honeywell spokesman said development of the avionics system is continuing despite the setback, with certification of the sytem still expected this year.