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Alpha Star Adopts EFBs And Sharklets, Adds ISO 9001 Certification

Saudi VIP charter operator intends to have crews using EFBs on entire flights, on all six aircraft.

By Thierry Dubois • Writer

May 21, 2014

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based charter operator Alpha Star Aviation Services (Booth 3824) has equipped its entire fleet with electronic flight bags (EFBs). The six VIP aircraft include three Airbuses (ACJ318, ACJ319 and ACJ320), one Gulfstream G550, one Hawker 900XP and one ATR 42. The company intends to have its pilots using EFBs–iPads connected to a Rockwell Collins system–during the entire flight in the short term. “Our crews were trained by Lufthansa and FlightSafety,” CEO Salem Al Muzaini added.

Alpha Star also announced that it is adding its A318 to the air operators certificate that it has from Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. The aircraft will therefore become the first of the type to reach Saudi Part 135 safety standards, the company claimed. Alpha Star’s ACJ318 is fitted with a LiveTV system that receives programs via U.S., European, Arabsat and Nilsat satellites. Airborne Internet connectivity offers speeds of up to 4.5 Mbps.

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