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AVIONICS

G1000 NXi INTEGRATION

AND UPGRADES

he G1000 NXi flight deck is now

Tavailable for integrati on with the
Blackhawk Aerospace XP67A Engine and also
for the King Air 300 and King Air 350 models.
Garmin has its Supplemental Type Certif-

icate (STC) approval to include the King Air

350 aircraft with a max gross weight of 16,500
lbs bringing enhanced capability to operators

looking to maximise payload and efficiency.

“We are pleased to offer this new Blackhawk

engine interface with the G1000 NXi flight
deck for the King Air 300 and 350 models,”
said Carl Wolf, Garmin vice president of avia-
tion sales and marketing. “In doing so, we’ve

answered our customers’ requests to include
this engine upgrade interface to our system,
which will even further improve performance engines and Hartzell 5-bladed composite “There are so many advantages in up-
for the King Air 300 and 350 models. propellers, combined to deliver maximum grading legacy King Air’s with modern engi-

“We have now certified the G1000 NXi cruise speeds as high as 343 knots true air neering marvels from Garmin and Black-

flight deck in the high gross weight con- speed (KTAS) with an initial rate of climb up hawk,” said Edwin Black, Blackhawk senior

figuration for the King Air 350, which will to 4,000 feet per minute (FPM). vice president of sales and marketing.

significantly benefit special missions oper- This performance increase results in “The Garmin G1000 NXi is arguably the

ators, or any other operator who has been only 19 minutes to climb from sea-level to most sophisticated, user-friendly, and light-

seeking this higher gross weight capability, flight-level 350 - half the time compared weight avionics masterpiece ever certified for

along with G1000 NXi in the cockpit.” to a King Air 300 without this upgrade. the King Air market. It is rewarding to work
Blackhawk Aerospace Engine Support Blackhawk Aerospace is a popular provider closely with the Garmin team to empower
The Blackhawk Aerospace XP67A engine of King Air upgrades, already offering an our mutual customers with the most com-

and upgrade for the King Air 300 includes engine upgrade for the King Air 350 that pelling investments an operator can make to

two factory-new Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67A integrates with the G1000 NXi. maximize performance and safety.” Q
DNATA FREIGHT HANDLING
PLATFORM IN DUBAI

flight details, vehicle types, and other provide best-in-class services to our
business-relevant factors to determine customers."

ir service provider Dnata has the optimal slot for delivery or accep- Michael Reichle, CEO of Siemens Logis-

Aenhanced operati onal effi cien- tance of goods. tics, said: "We offer powerful applica-

cy across its Dubai operation with the A unique feature of the digital platform tions for increasing efficiency in freight
launch of a smart, just-in-time freight is its capability to intelligently predict the and cargo process management. We

duration and suggest an appropriate slot

handling platform. based on the historical behaviour of the are proud of how the platform in Dubai
has improved our customer's business
Cloud-based, the appointment and forwarders and the flight schedule. processes."

dock management (ADM) allows for Bernd Struck, senior vice president, As one of the world's leading cargo

improved planning, efficient processing UAE Cargo and DWC Airline Services, service providers, dnata handles 700,000
and end-to-end transparency of the en- dnata, said: "We are delighted to offer

tire cargo journey, delivering significant our partners more value by implement- metric tons of cargo per year at the two

benefits for all freight forwarders. ing another innovative solution across Dubai airport airports, Dubai International

(DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC).

The innovative solution is provided by our Dubai operations. The ADM integrates around 800 freight

Siemens Logistics and its wholly owned "ADM is a crucial element in our digital handling agents and manages already

subsidiary Siemens Digital Logistics. transformation programme. It seamlessly more than 600 appointments per day,

ADM enables freight forwarders to book integrates into Calogi, our existing trad- whereby the system is capable of even

an appointment with the cargo terminal ing platform for the air cargo community, more managing cross-enterprise supply

to deliver and pick up consignments. which connects over 800 supply chain chain processes and enables digital
The system considers multiple parame- partners with 2000 users. We contin- integration of various players and system

tres - such as shipment characteristics, ue to invest in leading technologies to environments. Q
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