Garrett Aviation Services' Los Angeles division has recently completed the upgrade of a Colombian air force Fokker F28 Mk1000 executive aircraft, which included the installation of a Rockwell-Collins four-tube electronic flight-instrument system and new flightdeck avionics, upgraded interior and exterior repaint. The avionics upgrade includes the installation of Collins TCAS II, AlliedSignal Mark VII ground-proximity warning system, Collins four-channel satellite communications, dual AlliedSignal GNS-XLS flight-management system with global positioning, and upgraded VHF communications.
Source: Flight International
