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Avionics

Garmin Releases App for Avionics Database Updates

FlyGarmin app is available for Windows, with Mac offering expected next year.
Engines

Pratt Introduces PW800 Support Program

Pratt & Whitney Canada updates engine programs and introduces a new ESP support plan.
Aircraft

Bader Launches Par Avion Luxury Watch

New Par Avion watches use aircraft-grade alloys.
Avionics

Esterline Launches Korry Touchscreen Overhead Panels

A special coating keeps skin oils on the fingers, off the touch panel
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Adds New Online Courses

New training courses focus on NextGen and FANS
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety to Train LAPD Helicopter Pilots

Los Angeles police helicopter pilots will train an Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3 Level D simulator.
Aircraft

Dassault’s Falcon 8X Makes North American Debut

Three 8Xs are now to undergo completion in Little Rock.
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Charter & Fractional

Wheels Up Adds Talk & Text and Medevac Service to Member Benefits

With membership approaching 2000, company also raises $115 million in funding as it plans European expansion

True Blue Power Li-ion Aircraft Batteries Enter Service

Bell Helicopter selected the True Blue Power TB17 as the primary battery on the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter.
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Aircraft

Aerion Eyes U.S. Coasts for AS2 Manufacturing

Company expects to announce the location of the assembly site for its supersonic business jet in the first half of 2016.
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Engines

GE Aviation Takes On a Titan with New Turboprop

GE is launching new 850- to 1,650-shp turboprop family that targets a market dominated by the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Commuter Air Technology Gives King Air 300 Long Legs

Fuel tank STC extends B300 range to 2,760 nm.
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Aircraft

Nextant Completes Certification of G90XT Turboprop

Remanufactured turboprop twin gets FAA approval.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Readying for Challenger 650 Service Entry

Entry-into-service of the Challenger 650 follows Transport Canada and U.S. FAA certification.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G500 Arrives in Vegas for World Debut

With test pilots Scott Martin and Scott Evans at the controls, new twinjet flew the 1,630-nm trip from Savannah, Ga., in 4 hours 36 minutes.
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Aircraft

Russia To Deliver Advanced Intercept Missiles to Iran by Year-end

S-300PMU-2 air defense systems that were intended for Syria are being diverted.
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Avionics

Sandel Flies into King Air Avionics Retrofit Market

The company’s new Avilon retrofit flight deck comes preassembled for easy installation.
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Maintenance and Modifications

CenTex shows Halo Mod and Saddle Tanks

The King Air modification company is offering new products for the 200 and 350 series.
Regulations and Government

MEBAA Expands Bizav Horizons Into North Africa

The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association will host its second show in Morocco in September 2017.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

JetConnex Inflight Broadband Close to Service Entry

JetConnex is being offered specifically for business aviation users and is based on the new Inmarsat-5 satellite constellation.
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Launches Three New Services in Portfolio Push

Tip-to-tail coverage, asset monitoring and discount parts signal company transformation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Optelity Care Keeps IFE Fresh

TrueNorth Avionics aims to help keep in-flight entertainment equipment from becoming obsolete.
Avionics

SD FlightLog Automates Data Capture and Processing

Satcom Direct’s new electronic flight data log runs through its FlightDeck Freedom datalink service.
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Aircraft

Flying to Las Vegas on the Embraer Lineage 1000 Business Jet

Flying to Las Vegas on the Embraer Lineage 1000 Business Jet
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Aircraft

Honeywell Forecast Sees Slight Decline in Deliveries, Value

Changes in buying plans and entry into service dates for some big-ticket aircraft are among the reasons.
Maintenance and Modifications

Rockwell Collins Serves Wide Market with CASP Expansion

Rockwell Collins creates two flavors of its Corporate Aircraft Service Program.
Avionics

Milestones Reached in Beechjet/Hawker 400 G5000 Program

Garmin’s G5000 upgrade for the Beechjet/Hawker 400 is in the final stages of certification.
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Avionics

Garmin Expands Bizav ADS-B, Adds SurfaceWatch

More older business jets can upgrade to ADS-B OUT with the new Garmin solutions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Honeywell Offers Phased Analog-to-Digital Cabin Management System Upgrade

Upgrade path applies to the more than 1,600 operators with C Series-equipped aircraft and integrates new, digital Ovation Select components.
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Prism Showcases New iPhone SMS App

Pilots can submit flight and ground risk analysis and hazard/incident reports from the app.