Amy Wilder is a private pilot with more than two decades of experience as a writer and editor in a career spanning journalism, marketing, and communications. 
She has worked in aviation journalism since 2023, combining a lifelong passion for flight and a love of the aviation community with a penchant for storytelling. As a licensed pilot, she brings firsthand insight to the stories she covers, lending an authentic, on-the-ground perspective to industry coverage.
She holds a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics and a Master of Arts in Liberal Arts, both from St. John&#039;s College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Culture.

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Part 145 repair station Sky Aircraft Maintenance, a member of Atlantic Jet Partners, has been named an authorized Garmin Aviation dealer. The designation allows the Lexington, North Carolina-based facility to provide factory-authorized Garmin avionics sales, installation, integration, and support for private and business aircraft operators.
The MRO’s offerings include Garmin’s G5000 integrated flight deck retrofit program for select aircraft, including the Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP and Cessns Citation Excel/XLS series. The retrofit replaces existing avionics with a system featuring touchscreen controllers, digital autopilot integration, wireless cockpit technology, and enhanced situational awareness.
Sky Aircraft Maintenance said it can also support GTN Xi navigator installations, TXi flight display upgrades, GI 275 electronic flight instrument retrofits, Garmin digital autopilot installations, ADS-B compliance solutions, and wireless cockpit and connected aircraft technologies. The facility can coordinate Garmin upgrades alongside scheduled inspections, maintenance events, connectivity upgrades, and interior refurbishments to reduce aircraft downtime.
“Aircraft owners and operators are looking for solutions that improve capability, reduce pilot workload, and help protect the long-term value of their aircraft,” said Sky Aircraft Maintenance avionics sales and business development manager Christopher Arnett. “Garmin continues to lead the industry with products that accomplish those goals, and we’re excited to bring those solutions to our customers as an authorized Garmin dealer.”

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