Collins expects full bizav bounceback by early 2022

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Business aircraft production rates will be back to 2019 levels by early next year,according to Collins Aerospace. Colin Mahoney, the aircraft systems group's v-p customer and account management, told AIN that the recovery from the Covid pandemic has been shorter than the 2008 financial crisis, encouraging it to make fur-ther investments in its product range."The build rates will be close to back to normal by early 2022, and especially for the heavy jets," he said. "We're seeing a lot of business aircraft use, and especially with the charter and fractional operators."On Tuesday, Collins announced a sim-plified graphical interface for its Venue cabin management system and also delivered an avionics suite based on its Pro Line Fusion system for NASA's X-59 super-sonic research aircraft(see page 8). Another recent boost for the company has been confirmation of its role on Dassault's new Falcon 10X, providing the ultra-long-range jet's primary and auxiliary electric power units, ram-air turbines, air data systems with new smart probes, potable and waste water systems, and fire protection.