Gregory Polek has spent his entire career in aviation journalism with AIN, starting as a proofreader and assistant to then-managing editor Mary Mahoney in 1995 after serving an internship with&nbsp;New Jersey Monthly&nbsp;magazine and completing his B.A. degree in English/Writing at New Jersey’s William Paterson College. By 1997 Polek accepted a position as an associate editor, covering the regional airline beat for&nbsp;Aviation International News&nbsp;in place of retiring industry veteran Don Anderson. The assignment took Polek across North America and Europe to profile regional airlines varying in size and mission from the likes of floatplane operators Kenmore Air and Chalk’s Ocean Airways to regional jet operators such as SkyWest and American Eagle. Today, in his dual role as Air Transport Editor and International Airshow Editor, Polek writes, edits, and manages AIN’s commercial aviation content while overseeing each of the company’s daily international air show publications in Paris, Farnborough, Singapore, and Dubai. Most recently Polek has assumed oversight of daily coverage of the Helicopter Association International’s annual Heli-Expo convention.

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Fort Worth, Texas-based Part 145 repair station Trimec Aviation has received FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for installation of Universal Avionics’ InSight flight display system in Dassault Falcon 2000s and 2000EXs. The InSight system replaces the stock Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 avionics and includes&nbsp;Universal’s&nbsp;SBAS flight management system and&nbsp;UniLink communications management system, supporting RNP 0.3 instrument approaches, and CPDLC, digital clearances, FANS 1/A+, ATN B1, and push-to-load flight planning from the ground.
Trimec has begun taking reservations for the upgrade and offers customers three options. The primary option is the complete cockpit solution with the CPDLC and FANS 1/A+ and ATN B1 protocols. Customers may alternatively choose to upgrade just the avionics or choose only the CPDLC/FANS option.
“We stand ready to work with Falcon 2000/EX operators to provide this efficient solution as they face irreplaceable CDUs and FMSs for the existing Pro Line 4 cockpit,” said Trimec Aviation general manager John Holland. “This upgrade is a great way to extend the Falcon 2000's operating efficiency, increase its available payload, and enhance pilot safety.”

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Trimec Aviation has received an STC for equipping Dassault Falcon 2000s and 2000EXs with Universal Avionics’ InSight flight display system.

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