Elliott Aviation Receives ANAC Approval for King Air RVSM Solution

(Moline, Ill.) - February 17, 2009 -- Elliott Aviation today announced that the Moline, Ill.-based business aviation services company has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its RVSM solution on Beechcraft King Air B200, 300 and B300 series aircraft from the Agéncia Nacional de Aviaçao Civil (ANAC) of Brazil.

Elliott Aviation’s King Air RVSM solution is now certified on three continents and demonstrates the company’s commitment to innovating solutions that help business aviators around the world enhance the safety and performance and extend the useful life of their aircraft.

Elliott Aviation previously received an STC from the FAA for its RVSM solution, which includes all King Air B200, 300 and B300/350 series aircraft with existing Collins APS-65/H/J, Honeywell/Sperry SPZ-4000 and Bendix/King KFC-400 autopilots, in 2006, and EASA certification in 2007.

“We view Brazilian certification of our RVSM solution as an outstanding opportunity for us to introduce Elliott Aviation and our complete range of avionics upgrades and other services to aviators in South and Central America,” said Mark Wilken, Elliott Aviation director of avionics sales and product development. “We look forward to helping business aircraft owners to fly safer and to make the most of their aircraft investment.”

Elliott Aviation is a full-service business aviation center offering a complete menu of high quality products and services. Serving the business aviation industry nationally and internationally, they have facilities in Moline, Ill., Des Moines, Iowa, Minneapolis, Minn., and Omaha, Neb. The company is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), National Air Transportation Association (NATA), and National Aircraft Resale Association (NARA), and has been selling and servicing business aircraft since 1936.

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