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Garmin International Inc. on May 13 announced it received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate approval for the GFC 600

Garmin ® International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN), today announced it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the GFC 1, the first jet certification for this popular autopilot solution. The GFC 600 digital autopilot delivers superior in-flight characteristics and new operational capabilities such as autopilot-coupled Vertical Navigation (VNAV) descent, auto Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) switching, fully coupled go-around capability and much more. The CitationJet is the first turbofan aircraft certification for the...

Bell completes Jet Ranger X deliveries to Jamaica Primary tabs 12th May 2021 Bell Textron has completed the delivery of six 505 Jet Ranger X helicopters to the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF’s) Air Wing, which will use the fleet to support public safety and training operations. Announcing the final delivery on May 11, the manufacturer also noted that this sixth JDF example was also the 300th Bell 505 to be delivered to a customer. Their arrival came remarkably quickly, as the order had only been announced by Bell on February 8, 2021. Four of the new helicopters – comprising serials JDF H-...

12-May-2021 Source: Bell Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the 300th Bell 505 Jet Ranger X delivery to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). The first Bell 505 was delivered in 2017, and today there are 300 aircraft in operation across six continents, with customers logging more than 70,000 global fleet hours. “The Bell 505 is one of Bell’s fastest growing commercial programs to date, surpassing several significant milestones since its inception,” said Michael Thacker, Executive Vice President, Innovation and Commercial Business. “As we continue to see interes...

EASA polishes Piper’s M600SLS HALO 29th April 2021 11:51 Europe/London Piper Aircraft has won approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its M600SLS HALO automatic emergency landing system. “European certification is a key milestone for the M600 SLS aircraft, which has garnered substantial interest with the Garmin Autoland system,” said Piper’s Ron Gunnarson. Piper Aircraft is to launch a European M600SLS demo tour, visiting all Piper dealer partners as well as key markets later this summer. To date, the M600SLS has flown more than 100 autoland demos and Piper has al...