Textron Aviation Introduces the King Air 260

Textron Aviation is launching the Beechcraft King Air 260 turboprop. Featuring advancements to the cockpit and improvements in the cabin, the King Air 260 reflects the company beliefs that it has made substantial investments to its current products. Assembly production for the King Air 260 is already underway, and certification and deliveries are expected in early 2021. The announcement comes on the heels of the recently introduced Beechcraft King Air 360. The King Air 360 achieved FAA type certification in October, and customer deliveries are underway.

Premium Moving Map from FlightPath3D Now Available

Gogo has introduced Gogo Vision 360 - a premium IFE service that features a suite of new services, including an upgraded 3D moving map. Available with the newly released AVANCE 4.2 software update, Gogo Vision 360 is available for activation via a call to Gogo customer care as a new service or as a free upgrade for existing Gogo Vision customers with a Gogo AVANCE L5, L3 or SCS system installed on their aircraft. Activation will occur automatically over the air with no downtime required. Gogo Vision 360 offers unlimited streaming of on-demand movies, TV programming and news, along with digital magazines and a state-of-the-art 3D moving map, all at a fixed monthly price eliminating the unpredictabi

Company Reports That Other Expansion Plans Are In The Works

Tamarack Aerospace Group is adding a Transformation Center at the Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK), South Carolina. This Transformation Center will offer Active Winglet installations to clients in 10 days or less. The Center will be associated with aviation veteran Mike Laver’s Carolina Turbine Support, which has brokered, serviced, and ferried aircraft worldwide for decades. Laver also has a long history as a vendor for the USAF. “Tamarack continues to grow, with concrete plans for long-term expansion involving many different kinds of airframes, from business jets, to commercial single aisle aircraft, to military planes. The new East Coast Transformation Center’s location

First Deliveries In North America Expected Shortly

The new five-bladed H145 helicopter has received its certification from the FAA. This type certification covers the full range of capabilities, including single-pilot instrument flight rules (IFR) and single engine operations (Cat.A/VTOL), along with night vision goggle capability. This newest version of the H145 family received EASA certification this past summer and was delivered to launch customer Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation in September. The first five-bladed H145 delivery in the US is set to take place in early 2021.

There Are Currently Over 390 Units In Operation

In 2020, Embraer delivered a series of avionics enhancements to the Phenom 100EV. These enhancements include Emergency Descent Mode, Graphical Weight and Balance, ADS-B In, Coupled Go-Around, TOLD, and PERF, among others. These latest product upgrades are centered on pilot experience. Originally introduced on the Phenom 300E, the new avionics load for the Phenom 100EV consists of a hardware update to the G3000 Prodigy Touch avionics suite, offering even more processing power and enhanced resolution displays, as well as a new software update.

Baldwin Safety & Compliance Continues to Expand Automated IEP and ER ALERT Enhancements

Baldwin Safety and Compliance has released a new e-Training program for Safety Managers. The self-paced virtual program covers key safety management system (SMS) topics and results in a certification for the Safety Manager with an on-going recurrent component available. Jason Starke, "Our goal was to not only provide the 'what' portion of the Safety Manager's responsibilities but to also demonstrate the 'how' to implement an effective Safety Management system. We take a personal approach to the training through instructor presentations and interactions with assignments to make it as collaborative as possible. We are excited to add this new program to our vi