Air Iceland completes historic flight with Universal Avionics-equipped Bombardier Q200 (Dash 8)

Air Iceland recently completed a historic 2,345 nautical mile trip from Toronto’s Pearson Airport, Canada, after the completion of a modification program by Universal Avionics’ Authorized Dealer, Field Aviation. The Toronto to Reykjavik redelivery flight of Air Iceland’s first Universal Avionics-equipped Bombardier Q200 (Dash 8) is believed to have been the longest non-stop flight in a Q200 – a total of eight hours and 39 minutes. The modification program completed by Field Aviation in Toronto, Canada, fitted the initial Air Iceland Q200 aircraft with a Universal Avionics equipment-based flight deck package. The package included five EFI-890R Flat Panel Displays, dual Radio Control Units (RCU), dual Vision-1 Synthetic Vision Systems and dual UNS-1Ew WAAS/SBAS-Flight Management Systems (FMS). The second identically-equipped aircraft has since been delivered and both aircraft are in scheduled passenger service.