Textron Aviation announced it has strengthened its 1Call support to further meet the unique needs of its European customers. Now with increased capabilities during peak hours in Europe, the 1Call team has enhanced its multi-lingual support for customers who speak English, German, French and Spanish. Beechcraft King Air, Hawker and Cessna Citation customers around the…
Epic Fuels and Signature Flight Support have launched the Signature Flight Support Multi Service Aviation co-branded aviation card. It will be accepted at 8,000 locations worldwide, including all Signature locations in the U.S. and Canada, as well as at all Epic and UVair FBO Network branded facilities. New cards will be sent to existing customers…
The premier King Air Gathering (KAG) announced by Tom Clements in his “Ask the Expert” column in the January 2017 King Air magazine has been positively received by King Air owners and pilots. The KAG being held April 21-22 in Las Vegas, Nevada (KHND) will focus on saving time and money while managing your King…
Garmin International Inc. announced in early January its successor to the ever-popular G1000 integrated flight deck, the G1000 NXi. Boasting a modernized flight display design with significant performance enhancements, the G1000 NXi incorporates innovative capabilities into a state-of-the-art avionics platform. Features such as wireless cockpit connectivity, including wireless aviation database updates using Garmin Flight Stream,…
Astronics Max-Viz announced that its low cost Max-Viz 1200 Enhanced Vision System (EVS) for fixed and rotor wing aircraft has been certified to DO-160G standards by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA). DO-160G is the industry standard for the environmental testing of avionics hardware and is recognized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)…
Hampton Aviation of Mena, Arkansas, has joined CenTex Aerospace’s network of authorized dealers/installers. Since 1965, Hampton Aviation has provided structural repair, inspections and modifications in its facility located in western Arkansas. The facility has also been the premier King Air inspection and repairs facility for the U.S. Army, Air Force and Navy since 2003. Centex…
Western Aircraft, located in Boise, Idaho, announced that it has been named an Advent Aircraft Systems dealer for its Advent eABSTM anti-skid braking system which includes the Beechcraft King Air B300 and B200 aircraft. The eABS is an affordable, lightweight and easily installed system that requires no change to your existing brake system. It provides…
Rockwell Collins is integrating regional sand and dust storm forecast information into the company’s ARINCDirectSM flight planning tools, enabling business aviation operators in those areas to improve safety and on-time performance. The data used by ARINCDirect is sourced and exclusively licensed from the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, host of the first World Meteorological Organization’s Regional Specialized…
Garmin announced integrated weight and balance calculations, as well as aircraft performance tables and calculations within the Garmin Pilot app on Apple mobile devices. Also new to Garmin Pilot, Freehand flight planning allows for quick and easy flight plan editing from the moving map page. Pilot-configurable checklists are also integrated within Garmin Pilot, providing pilots…
Garmin is pleased to announce an aviation-specific addition to the VIRB Ultra 30 action camera family, offering several new accessories tailored to capturing rich, high definition footage in-flight. VIRB Ultra 30 is a waterproof action camera with the power to shoot stunning Ultra HD footage at 4K/30fps. The VIRB Ultra 30 contains a suite of…