United Investment Arm Backs Cutting-Edge Personal Aircraft Avionics

Airhart is developing advanced avionics systems designed to make flying as simple as driving a car.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 05:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Airhart is developing an advanced avionics suite and fly-by-wire system designed to power an array of light airframes. [Credit: Airhart]

Key Takeaways:

United Airlines Ventures (UAV) has invested in Airhart Aeronautics, a company developing fully digital cockpit technology designed to make flying as simple as driving a car.
Airhart's advanced avionics suite replaces traditional aircraft controls with touchscreen displays, a single sidestick, and automates functions like checklists and trim, leveraging synthetic vision and advanced autopilot to reduce pilot workload.
The system is primarily aimed at the personal and light-sport aircraft market, with initial customer installations and orders for its "first stage" avionics system now becoming available.

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United Airlines Ventures (UAV) is backing a developer of fully digital cockpit technology that is designed to make flying as simple as driving a car.

UAV has invested an undisclosed amount in Airhart Aeronautics, which said Thursday that it is “about to begin initial customer installs” of its flagship advanced avionics suite. Airhart said the “first stage” of its avionics system is now available to order.