Allows Installation Of Three-Screen Flight Deck On All Citation
501 Models
The FAA has awarded an STC to Sierra Industries for a "glass
panel" retrofit for all Citation 501 models. Developed in
cooperation with Garmin International Inc., the STC allows
installation of the three-screen digital flight deck suite
utilizing the same displays as the well-known Garmin G1000
system.
Exercises Four Options To Purchase Four AS350 B3e
Helicopters
At the recently-completed Aviation Medical Transport Conference
in St. Louis, MO, Air Medical Resource Group (AMRG) announced it
has exercised their options and ordered four more AS350 B3e
helicopters. The options were part of an order announced at
Heli-Expo 2011 and will bring AMRG’s fleet of AS350 B3e
helicopters to seven.
Chinese Company Signs Firm Orders With Embraer At NBAA
Embraer and China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing signed a
firm order for 13 Legacy 650 executive jets at the 64th Annual NBAA
Meeting & Convention, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first aircraft
is expected to be delivered by the end of this year, with the rest
making the journey to Asia within the next five years. The two
companies signed a memorandum of understanding back in July for up
to 20 aircraft ranging from entry level Phenoms to the ultra-large
executive jets.
Ethiopian Airlines Expands Their Flight Training Fleet With 2
Diamond DA42 NGs
Pilots hoping to fly for Ethiopian Airlines will be getting at
least some of their training in Diamond DA42 NG twins, and the
Austrian planemaker delivered two of the aircraft to Addis Abeba
(Ethiopia) after a ferry flight from Wiener Neustadt (Austria),
where Diamond Aircraft’s headquarters are located. The
aircraft were delivered on September 29th.
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