Western Aircraft Inc., a Greenwich AeroGroup company, has received Commuter Air Carrier Authorization from the Department of Transportation, paving the way for it to provide scheduled passenger operations. Western Aircraft just took delivery of the first passenger version of the Cessna SkyCourier twin turboprop, which it will be using in its scheduled operations on routes between Honolulu and Lanai in Hawaii, where it currently performs on-demand air taxi operations as Lāna‘i Air . Western Air adds the SkyCourier to its fleet of Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprops. Fargo Jet Center announced the delivery of a complete Garmin avionics upgrade to the first of three Pilatus PC-12 aircraft for Northeast Montana STAT Air Ambulance Cooperative , a nonprofit, critical care air medical transport service in Glasgow, Montana. The Garmin avionics upgrade consists of dual G600TXi Systems with 10.6-inch displays, GAD-43e adapter, GCU-485 control panel, GI-275 standby indicator, dual GTN-750Xi WAAS GPS/nav/coms with a GMA- 350c audio panel, Flight Stream 510, and a G600TXi engine indicating system with a dedicated 7-inch display and PFD backup, GWX-75 weather radar, GDL-69A SiriusXM receiver, GFC 600 digital autopilot, and dual GTX ADS-B compliant transponders. True Blue Power’s Gen5 TB40 (40 amp- hour) advanced lithium-ion main ship battery is supplemental type certificate (STC) approved on the Hawker/Beechjet 400 series. It reduces Hawker/ Beechjet aircraft battery weight by up to 60 pounds, increases useful load, produces faster turbine starts, and improves performance. Clemens Aviation , a full-service FBO, maintenance facility, and private aircraft management company in Wichita, Kansas, selected the TB40 due to its superior performance and ability to deliver cooler, faster engine starts, improved starter generator efficiency, and longer component life. Clemens is the launch customer for the new True Blue Power TB40 Lithium-ion Battery STC Kit. Heron Aviation announced the growth of its fleet with the addition of a Cessna Citation Jet M2 C525. This aircraft will fly under European Union Aviation Safety Agency OPS as well as the Heron Aviation AOC. The aircraft strengthens the company’s growing charter fleet and represents its fifth Cessna aircraft.
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