RUAG first in Europe to complete 2020 ADS-B avionics compliance modification on Bombardier Challenger CL601
(WorldNews Switzerland)

`This is a milestone on behalf of our customer, as well as on behalf of all operators of older aircraft,` states Volker Wallrodt, Senior Vice President Business Jets, Dornier 228 & Components, RUAG Aviation. `For aircraft like the Challenger CL601, flying with ADS-B today provides pilots with a number of immediate benefits, yet it also ensures the aircraft is equipped to fly after December 31, 2019. Equipping older aircraft with ADS-B transponders improves operational flexibility and preserves investment, well past 2020 requirements, because it allows those aircraft to continue to operate reliably and profitably while adhering to the latest aviation regulations with state-of-the-art...