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Airbus Picks Collins Aerospace for Avionics Suite for C295 Transport

Frank Wolfe

Monday, November 18th, 2019

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Airbus Picks Collins Aerospace for Avionics Suite for C295 Transport

Airbus has picked the Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion flight deck for the C295 military transport (Collins Aerospace Photo)

Airbus has picked the Collins Aerospace [LHX] Pro Line Fusion flight deck for installation on new Airbus C295 military transports, Collins Aerospace said on Nov. 17. Airbus builds the airlifters in Spain. Collins Aerospace said that its Pro Line Fusion flight deck will "significantly" improve the C295's capabilities. "The selection marks the first fixed-wing search and rescue platform to include Pro Line Fusion among its standard equipment," according to Collins Aerospace. Canada’s Royal Canadian Air Force, the launch customer for…

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