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- March 5, 2021, 11:54 AM
West Star Aviation has begun offering Pro Line Fusion avionics installations on Bombardier Challenger 604s. As an authorized Collins Aerospace dealer, the installations can be performed at any of West Star s full-service MRO facilities in Grand Junction, Colorado; East Alton, Illinois; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Perryville, Missouri.
“This upgrade and its options truly put the 604 fully back into international conformity, where it was designed to be,” said Walt Marcy, West Star’s avionics technical sales manager in Grand Junction. Marcy added that the touchscreen-based Pro Line Fusion package is the most comprehensive avionics upgrade available for the 604 and serves to increase the value of the large-cabin twinjet.
- December 23, 2020, 11:36 AM
West Star Aviation has introduced an A-level cabin upgrade bundle for the Gulfstream G450 that includes Collins Aerospace’s Venue cabin management system (CMS) and interior upgrade, the MRO provider announced. The bundle, in which Venue replaces the original ACMS and CMS-1 system, is being offered through a partnership between the two companies at a limited-time price of $800,000 for the first quarter of 2021, which West Star estimates is a savings of $200,000.
Offered at any one of West Star’s four full-service authorized Collins dealer locations East Alton, Illinois; Grand Junction, Colorado; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Perryville, Missouri the installation time is estimated between eight and 12 weeks. It can be performed along with any other scheduled maintenance at West Star.