Collins Aerospace is offering key upgrades to its Pro Line 21 avionics in King Air 200/300-series turboprops and Hawker 750/800/900-series jets; Pro Line Fusion upgrades to factory-installed avionics in King Air 200/300s; and a Pro Line 21 to Pro Line Fusion upgrade for the King Air 200/300. Each of these upgrades in the Collins flight deck modernization program will include availability of FANS 1/A+ and controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) and European ATN B1, enabling the latest next-gen communications capabilities.

The supplemental type certificate (STC) for Pro Line 21 to Pro Line Fusion for the King Air 200/300 is expected in June, according to Collins Aerospace v-p and general manager of business and regional avionics Nathan Voight. This will bring Pro Line Fusion’s touchscreen technology to older King Airs, matching the capability of factory-new King Airs that have the Fusion suite.

Under this upgrade, Collins is also including required navigation performance and localizer performance with vertical guidance approach capability. Other features are Collins’ MultiScan weather radar with automatic scanning, privacy ICAO address for ADS-B position anonymity, and accommodation of various engine and propeller combinations such as Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52 and PT6A-67A Blackhawk engine conversions.

For King Air 200/300s already equipped with Pro Line Fusion, a January 2025 STC will upgrade these airplanes to the latest Fusion software, adding the MultiScan radar; FANS 1/A+, CPDLC, and ATN B1; and privacy ICAO address.

Also in January 2025, King Air 200/300s with Pro Line 21 will have availability of an STC to add MultiScan radar; FANS 1/A+, CPDLC, and ATN B1; privacy ICAO address; and dual flight management system and GPS options. This allows these owners to gain these new features without going for the full Fusion upgrade.

Hawker 750/800/900 owners were able to upgrade Pro Line 21 avionics to the same features as the King Air 200/300 with a May 2024 STC that received UK CAA approval in October and EASA approval last month.

More non-U.S. STCs for all of the above “are still to come,” according to Voight. Pricing information is available from Collins dealers.

“Collins' flight deck modernization program provides pilots the intuitive and responsive flight deck performance needed to operate in ever-evolving and complex global airspaces,” he said. “The Pro Line updates were designed with the end user in mind, focusing on advanced functionality to make flight simpler, safer, and more connected.”