Industry News Briefs: March 22, 2018

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Sandel Avionicsannounced that longtime avionics executive Larry Riddle has joined the company as VP of marketing and sales. Previously, Riddle was with L3 for 16 years. Sandel has an extensive line of specialty avionics including primary attitude displays, AHRS and TAWS systems.

Aviation apps for the iPhone and iPad continue to proliferate and the latest comes from Jet Express Technology Limited. It’s calledPilot Assist Proand is designed to declutter the cockpit with easy access to checklists, weather and flight logs.

Swift Fuels continues to gain modest market traction with its UL94 unleaded aircraft fuel.Dublin Municipal Airport recently announced it’s the first Texas airport to offer this new fuel. Price per gallon is listed at $4.10.

Want to see famed hero-of-the-Hudson Chesley B. Sullenberger? He’ll be speaking at a special anniversary luncheon on May 25, 2018, in Denver, Colorado, in conjunction with the 50thanniversary of theArapahoe County Public Airport Authority.He’ll share his credo of “leadership by personal example” as well as the life lessons that prepared him to handle the unprecedented crisis of US Airways Flight 1549’s ditching in the Hudson River in 2009.

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