Lombardo covers business aviation maintenance-related issues. He is also a writer and on-air reporter for AINtv. He has over 3000 articles published and is the author of several books on aircraft systems for pilots and on the topic of flight simulation.
He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from the University of Illinois, has taught aviation for over 35 years in industry and as a university professor and academic dean at three different universities. He is also a frequent seminar and after-dinner motivational speaker.&nbsp;
Lombardo holds an A&amp;P Certificate, ATP, CFI and Ground Instructor ratings. He was a corporate pilot and was a research pilot and flight instructor at the University of Illinois. An FAA Safety Counselor for over 25 years, he was one of the original 13 Counselors appointed to the FAA’s Airworthiness Safety Program for maintenance technicians.&nbsp;

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David A. Lombardo

Rockwell Collins has received FAA certification for its Pro Line 21 integrated display system (IDS) retrofit solution for Pro Line II-equipped Hawker 800As. The retrofit brings Hawker 800A owners modern flight deck capabilities with the same displays found on the Hawker 900XP and 850XP. The Pro Line 21 IDS retrofit replaces the legacy cathode ray tube displays in Hawker 800As with four large, configurable 10- by 8-inch liquid crystal displays that are capable of displaying high-resolution electronic charts, graphical weather, enhanced navigation maps, enhanced vision and a soon-to-be-released synthetic vision option.


“Updating legacy flight decks with Pro Line 21 IDS enables a number of key advantages including enhanced situational awareness, improved reliability and reduced maintenance cost,” said Craig Olson, vice president and general manager, Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins. Operators that upgrade to Pro Line 21 IDS join a large and growing family of more than 4,500 aircraft that are positioned to display future mandates such as ADS-B out and Tcas II Change 7.1.”


A spokesman for Rockwell Collins told AIN the upgrade can be done by any Rockwell Collins-authorized dealer capable of meeting the supplemental type certificate requirements.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

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