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Value Added: ForeFlight Mobile App for Europe

ForeFlight is introducing a European region sub­scription option for its electronic flight bag app this summer, using Germany as its gateway. The company says the app will be a single-point solution for European pilots – they can review airport information and maps, review NOTAMS, plan and brief flights, validate and file flight plans with Eurocontrol,…

Value Added: Garmin Increases Connext Wireless Cockpit Connectivity Portfolio

Value Added: Garmin Increases Connext Wireless Cockpit Connectivity Portfolio

Garmin International, Inc. recently announced an expanded Connext ecosystem that now includes the FltPlan.com website and the FltPlan Go app on Apple and Android mobile devices. With compatible Garmin avionics1, pilots can simply create a flight plan within the FltPlan.com website, share it within the FltPlan Go app and wirelessly transfer it to select avionics…

Value Added: ForeFlight 9.6 Now Available

The new version contains improvements in the following areas: Pack from Flights View for Better Workflow The Flights tab organizes flight planning into a logical and efficient workflow. And now you can Pack right from this view, ensuring you have the charts, weather, NOTAMs, and data needed for flight. Pack analyzes your route to determine…

Value Added: Stevens Aviation Adds AOG Techs, New Locations

Stevens Aviation has added five new technicians to its Rapid Response AOG team, increasing the company’s mobile force to more than 30 technicians. The company has also announced it has designated new AOG facilities in Jacksonville, Florida, and Savannah, Georgia, starting May 1, bringing its total AOG locations to 13. The five new technicians added…

Value Added: Hampton Aviation Announced as Garmin Authorized Dealer

Value Added: Hampton Aviation Announced as Garmin Authorized Dealer

Hampton Aviation has been performing King Air inspections, repairs and modifications on all King Air models for many years, and since 2003 has been the premier King Air inspection and repairs facility for the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy. The maintenance facility’s capabilities include complete inspections, heavy structural repair and maintenance, spar replacement or…

Value Added: PWI Adds Shopping Cart for Easy Online Purchasing

PWI has announced that they have become one of the first aircraft lighting Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to offer an online shopping cart feature on their website. The online shopping cart gives customers the freedom to purchase PWI products 24/7 – patrons now can shop outside of traditional business hours and across international time zones,…

Value Added: Skandia Inc. Awarded PMA for Aero Armor

Skandia, Incorporated has received FAA Parts Manufacturing Approval (PMA) for its line of aircraft exterior erosion protection products. Known by its brand name Aero Armor™, the line of exterior protection products is the market’s highest performing aircraft exterior paint protection film available. With FAA PMA approval in hand, Skandia customers purchasing Aero Armor products can…

Value Added: Nextant Aerospace Receives Final FAA Certification for G90XT

Nextant Aerospace recently announced that it had received the final piece of FAA certification that combines the new single-lever power control system with the previously certified engine and avionics combination on the G90XT turboprop aircraft. The G90XT features the GE H75 engine along with a fully integrated Garmin G1000 flight deck. In addition to the…

Value Added: New Flight Deck for the King Air 200

BendixKing, a division of Honeywell, has received certification for the AeroVue™ integrated flight deck for King Air B200 aircraft. The new flight deck is available now and brings business jet technology and functionality to the general aviation cockpit. This is BendixKing’s first supplemental type certificate for an integrated flight deck and the first in a…