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Avance L3 is designed to bring connectivity to the cabin at an affordable price.

Airshare goes GoGo for Phenom 100 fleet

Gogo's Avance L3 is said to be especially effective aboard smaller aircraft types, making it a great fit for Airshare's Phenom 100s. The technology enables passengers to send emails and texts and make voice calls.

November 15, 2018
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Virginia Beach Police Department's MD 530F will be deployed in air patrol, search and rescue, surveillance and crime scene and damage assessment missions.

Virginia Beach police selects MD 530H

The MD 530H that VBPD will operate is an impressive machine, featuring a glass cockpit with touchscreen, Rolls-Royce engines, airborne mapping, a TrakkaBeam searchlight and an MDHI nose/side mount.

November 15, 2018
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Priester introduces jet card at seven key US hubs

November 11, 2018
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Pentastar builds on ACSF membership with ASAP sign-up

November 15, 2018
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Safety dedication assured as Venture joins ACSF

November 3, 2018
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N-Jet adds Janz to boost visibility

November 11, 2018
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Global Aviation's Challenger 605 joins a fleet comprising a Gulfstream V, Hawker 800SP, Hawker 800XP, Learjet 70 and Learjet 35.

Global Aviation takes delivery of spacious Challenger

The Challenger 605 that Global Aviation has acquired has a larger than normal payload, enabling it to accommodate an extra passenger. The company believes it will be highly effective for coast to coast missions.

November 3, 2018
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The Phoenix-edition 1982 King Air C90-1 on display at AirVenture 2018, where 800th customers Gregg and Jan Goodall first saw the aircraft.

The Goodalls benefit from Blackhawk's 800th engine mod

The Goodall family plan to use their King Air C90-1 for hot and high missions in the west of the USA. Stock PT6A-21 engines would not do, so the customer opted for a Blackhawk XP135A upgrade, the 800th of its kind.

November 3, 2018
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Fig Air owner Dean Fex with a Web Manuals representative at NBAA-BACE.

Canadian operator gives a Fig about technical manuals

Fig Air says that using Web Manuals enables it to share information with staff in a timely manner, and it expects to make cost-savings by collaborating with the Swedish company. It is the first in Canada to sign up.

November 1, 2018
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The first tranche of H145s will be delivered to STARS in 2019 and based out of its Calgary base.

STARS to light up Canadian air ambulance market with H145s

STARS air ambulance of Canada has already found favour with the BK117 and EC145. Now it will be bringing its services right up to date by replacing its fleet with the modern H145, with large doors and low noise.

October 30, 2018
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These orders follow Boston MedFlight's acceptance of its first of three H145s in March 2018, when it became the first US medevac company to operate the type in EMS configuration.

Airbus expands REACH and makes its MARC

Airbus Helicopters has found favour in North America, but the latest deliveries – to California's REACH Air Medical Services and Wyoming's Medical Air Rescue Company – take its products into fresh territory.

October 30, 2018
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The Challenger 350 will be based at John Wayne airport and will join Latitude 33 Aviation's charter fleet.

Latitude 33 selects Challenger 350 for range and smooth ride

Advanced connectivity and comfort in the cockpit and cabin make the Challenger 350 a compelling choice. So says Latitude 33, which is able to connect Las Vegas and Honolulu with its latest managed acquisition.