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SmartSky® Receives STC for King Air Models B200 through 360
SmartSky, provider of the most advanced inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, announced the issuance of an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for SmartSky LITE on the King Air 350i. The certificate covers installation of the award- winning inflight Wi-Fi system for King Air models B200, B200C, B200GT, 250, 250C, 250EP, 260, 260C, 300, 350, 350C, 350CER, 350i, 350iER, 360, 360C and 360CER representing over 2,000 in-service aircraft.
The first article installation was completed by Davinci Jets Services, a full-service MRO and FAA Part 135 charter firm operated in North Carolina. As part of previously announced plans to equip the majority of its managed fleet with SmartSky connectivity – due to SmartSky’s ability to deliver the connected experience inflight customers have been demanding for years – Davinci has already completed first-of-type installations of SmartSky systems on a Citation CJ4, Citation Latitude and Pilatus PC-12.
The award-winning SmartSky LITETM system has received multiple industry accolades including a 2024 Aviation Week Laureate award and just last month was named Robb Report’s first-ever Best of the Best in aviation for cabin connectivity.
Textron Aviation Bolsters Support in the United Kingdom and Ireland through Gama Aviation (UK) Limited
Textron Aviation Inc. announced recently that it is expanding its relationship with longtime channel partner Gama Aviation. Newly designated as an Authorized Sales Representative (ASR) for Textron Aviation Special Missions aircraft in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Gama Aviation will now feature special missions variants of the entire portfolio of Beechcraft and Cessna aircraft.
This authorization allows customers to engage with Gama Aviation on their total needs, from developing their requirements through turnkey solutions of missionized aircraft with full in-country support.
“We are delighted to be extending our relationship with Textron Aviation as an Authorized Sales Representative for Special Missions aircraft,” said Mark Smith, managing director of Special Missions, Gama Aviation. “As a long- term design, embodiment, maintainer and operator of Textron Aviation platforms for Air Ambulance and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance missions, we feel ideally placed to advise end users and operators in their Special Missions configuration. Working with Textron Aviation in this way will strengthen the total support we can collectively provide in the UK and Ireland.”
28 • KING AIR MAGAZINE
AUGUST 2024