Ansett Aviation Training has signed an agreement with TRU Simulation + Training for the purchase of a King Air 350i convertible to a B200 full flight simulator, which will be installed in Ansett’s existing pilot training center in Melbourne, Australia. The Melbourne pilot training facility is adding the convertible KA350i/B200 full flight simulator to its…
Nextant G90XT Successfully Completes Test Flight Program Nextant Aerospace introduced the G90XT twin turboprop aircraft at this year’s EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Company representatives were seeking feedback regarding the final cabin design and layout, and said the aircraft was on track to complete FAA certification during the summer. The company says its design criteria…
English Field Aviation Launches Charity Flight Program In an effort to give back to the aviation community and support King Air customers engaged in charitable flying, English Field Aviation (EFA) has launched a Charity Flight Exchange program, which will run until the end of 2015. During that time, EFA will donate one hour of labor…
ForeFlight Mobile Announces Connectivity with Garmin Avionics ForeFlight, a popular flight app for pilots, announced connectivity with Garmin avionics, broadening the flight planning, in-flight, and connectivity capabilities available to customers. ForeFlight Mobile now connects to the Flight Stream 210/110, Garmin’s Bluetooth® wireless gateway, and displays the full suite of ADS-B weather and traffic information received…
Garmin® Automated Aviation Logbook Syncs Across Garmin Pilot™ iOS Devices and flyGarmin Garmin announced electronic logbook capabilities built-in to the Garmin Pilot application for iPad/iPhone and seamless integration with flyGarmin. While flying with Garmin Pilot, the aviation logbook feature provides automatic record keeping of commonly recorded data pertaining to each flight. Information such as date, total…
Garmin has announced an updated version of the Garmin Aviation Pilot app for Android, which incorporates the display of both terrain and obstacles overtop Garmin’s dynamic navigation maps, VFR Sectionals, and IFR high and low en route charts. These terrain and obstacle overlays display visual alerts of potential hazards and enhance situational awareness, particularly in…
Banyan Air Service announced expanded maintenance operations at its Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) location. It has added a second shift to provide extended maintenance services, seven days a week. The new hours of operations will be Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until midnight, and on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.…
Rockwell Collins announced a series of updates to its ARINCDirectSM Flight Operations System (FOS®), including the ability to integrate with new tools and the launch of a new vendor alliance charter management program. The latest FOS release features a more intuitive, mobile-friendly, touch-screen user interface for tablets and smart phones. In addition, by being integrated…
Asset Insight, Inc. and SAI Valuations, LLC announced that they have entered into a collaborative agreement to provide aircraft owners, buyers, sellers, financial institutions and others with a uniquely complete picture of an aircraft’s value and aviation maintenance risk. Together, SAI and Asset Insight will provide clients with an unbiased opinion of an aircraft’s value…
Air Capital Interiors, Inc. received its Federal Aviation Administration repair station certificate on July 1, 2015, for maintenance, repair and refurbishment of aircraft interior panels, cabinets, seats, floor coverings and interior-related components. According to the company, the repair station certificate provides the FAA’s approval to sign their own aircraft maintenance back into service, which makes…