Stevens Aviation announced this week that Sandel Avionics has selected Stevens as one of its exclusive Avilon Dealerships serving the central and eastern United States. First introduced at NBAA 2015, The Sandel Avilon Avionics Suite is a new all‐glass integrated flight deck for the King Air family, starting with the KA‐200, designed and assembled at Sandel for quick and easy installation.
“This changes everything as it gives the customer a fully replaceable, high performance avionics system that meets all 2020 NextGen regulations, installs in as little as 5 days, and all for a price many more can afford,” said Phil Stearns, Sales Manager, Stevens Aviation.
Sandel reports that the Avilon offers a fly‐away, fully installed system for an expected $175,000, which the company says will be half the cost and less than half the downtime of the current leader in King Air IFD systems.
“For the Avilon launch, we wanted to work with the best King Air installation and service centers. That’s why we selected Stevens Aviation,” said Gerry Block, President & CEO of Sandel Avionics. “Sandel and Stevens are both committed to providing a better way for King Air owners and operators to upgrade their aircraft to make them safer and more valuable. Everyone wins with an Avilon equipped King Air.”
All three Stevens Aviation locations, located in Dayton, OH (DAY), Nashville, TN (BNA) and Greenville, SC (GYH) are designated Authorized Avilon Installation Centers and are set to install this system expected in June of 2016.
About Stevens Aviation: Stevens is a leader in providing services for Beechcraft, Challenger, Cessna, Embraer, Gulfstream, Learjet, Piaggio and Pilatus aircraft among others. In addition, the company is a U.S. Government and International Government prime service provider on significant depot maintenance, modification and upgrade programs. Stevens offers expertise in the areas of aircraft maintenance, modification and refurbishment, aircraft sales, flight services, and fixed base operations. Stevens Aviation operates facilities in Greenville SC (GYH), Dayton OH (DAY), and Nashville TN (BNA).
About Sandel Avionics: Sandel Avionics, Inc, specializes in compact integrated display systems for general aviation, business aviation, air transport and regional aircraft. Founded in 1998, Sandel’s stated business purpose is enhancing the capabilities of pilots and their aircraft. Vertically integrated, the company designs, manufactures, tests and markets its own products at its headquarters in Vista, CA, and provides product support through both the headquarters plant and a new East Coast Regional Support center in Salisbury, NC. Sandel is AS9100 and ISO9001 certified.