Universal Avionics

Universal Avionics is an avionics manufacturer based in Tucson, Arizona. It has worked in commercial, business and mission aviation for over 45 years and says it built the world's first flight management system. Its products go into new aircraft and, often, into retrofits of older aircraft.

Products

• Flight management systems: SBAS-capable UNS-1Fw, UNS-1Ew, UNS-1Espw and UNS-1Lw, plus the i-FMS tablet interface and FlightPartner app
• InSight integrated flight display system for glass cockpit retrofits, plus EFI-890R and EFI-890H displays
• ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS), with the SkyLens wearable head-up display, EVS-5000 and EVS-4000 cameras and SkyVis helmet-mounted display for helicopters
• KAPTURE 25-hour cockpit voice and flight data recorder with cloud connectivity
• UniLink communications management unit for datalink
• Aperture AI-powered taxi assist and connected cockpit tools

Aircraft programmes

Recent work named on its site includes InSight flight decks for De Havilland Canada Dash 8 upgrades and CL-415 waterbombers, KAPTURE recorders on Embraer regional jets and ClearVision EFVS on the Boeing 737NG. Customers and partners shown include De Havilland Canada, Embraer, Saab, WestJet, Widerøe, Gulfstream, Airbus, Dassault and Boom.

Support

• 24/7 AOG support
• UA Academy training and technical publications
• Navigation, InSight and TAWS database updates
• Repair and warranty, RMA requests and a dealer network

Company facts

• Headquarters: 3260 E Universal Way, Tucson, Arizona
• Over 45 years in avionics
• Also has locations in Duluth, Georgia and France

Contact

Details from universalavionics.com, October 2026.