Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker 4000 Gets FANS/CPDLC Upgrade Nod
Textron Aviation will install the FANS 1/A+ and PM-CPDLC upgrade at certain of its domestic service facilities
Hawker 4000 (Photo: Textron Aviation)
Textron Aviation continues to support the Hawker 4000 program, which it inherited through the merger with Beechcraft but has been out of production for more than a decade.

Hawker 4000 operators have the option of installing a fully integrated Future Air Navigation System (FANS) and Protected Mode Controller Pilot Data Link Communication (PM-CPDLC) under a recent supplemental type certificate obtained by Textron Aviation.

The Wichita aircraft manufacturer continues to support the super-midsize jet that has been out of production since 2013. Its FANS 1/A+ and PM-CPDLC program will enable pilots to ease communications with air traffic control and use the latest datalink services offered in North America and Europe.