Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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Garmin has appointed Wisk Air Helicopters as an authorized avionics dealer, expanding avionics installation and repair capabilities for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft owners and operators based in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Based in Thunder Bay, Wisk Air Helicopters began offering avionics services in 2023 with one technician, and since then, demand has climbed rapidly from commercial operators and private owners such as North Star Air, Wilderness North, Air Bravo, Thunder Airlines, KBM Resource Group, and Confederation College’s Cessna 172 training fleet.
To help meet the growing need for technicians, Wisk Air Helicopters launched an avionics work placement initiative, which is supported by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). The fund helps pay for hands-on training and experience for avionics students.
“Becoming an authorized Garmin avionics dealer is a major step forward in aircraft modernization for the wider aviation community in Northwestern Ontario,” said Mark Wiskemann, Wisk Air Helicopters president and CEO. “Thanks to NOHFC’s support in building and supporting local talent, we now have a highly trained team in place with the expertise and capacity to work both on our fleet and with various commercial operators in the North who require these services. The graduates who trained here with the support of NOHFC are now employed with us full-time and are a key part of our team supporting commercial operators across Northwestern Ontario.”

New developments and products in avionics, specifically about aircraft electronics in the cockpit.

Wisk Air Helicopters Becomes Garmin Avionics Dealer in Northwestern Ontario

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Based in Thunder Bay, Wisk Air Helicopters began offering avionics services in 2023 with one technician, and since then, demand has climbed rapidly.

Wisk Air Helicopters Becomes Garmin Avionics Dealer

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News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

News and issues concerning general aviation, specifically airplanes and helicopters powered by piston and alternative engines (i.e., non-turbine powered aircraft). Subjects include aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.

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News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

News and issues relating to the aerospace industry that are related to the science, engineering and business of flight in space involving civil, industrial and military applications, and similar topics related to flight in the atmosphere of the Earth that are not covered more directly by other AINonline subject channels. In other words, both astronautical and aeronautical subjects, except for those aeronautical topics that are specifically covered elsewhere on this website.

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