Aircraft
Textron Aviation, Honeywell Partner on Datacom Upgrades
Textron Aviation and Honeywell Aerospace are partnering on datacomm upgrades for Citation Sovereigns and Hawker 4000s with Primus Epic flight decks.
Hawker 4000 and Citation Sovereign owners and operators will be eligible for datacomm upgrades to their Primus Epic flight decks through a new program between Textron Aviation and Honeywell Aerospace. (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Hawker 4000 and Citation Sovereign owners and operators will be eligible for datacomm upgrades to their Primus Epic flight decks through a new program between Textron Aviation and Honeywell Aerospace. (Photo: Textron Aviation)

Textron Aviation and Honeywell Aerospace are partnering on a new program to allow improved ATC communications using the most current datalink services on Cessna Citation Sovereigns and Hawker 4000s equipped with a Primus Epic flight deck. The companies expect to make the FANS 1/A+ CPDLC and Aeronautical Telecommunications Network Protected Mode (PM) CPDLC upgrades available for installation at Textron Aviation domestic and international service centers by the middle of next year.