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Beechcraft Bonanza
November 16, 2015 True Blue Power Lithium-ion Main Aircraft Batteries to Power Beechcraft Bonanzas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — At the company’s National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) press conference today, True Blue Power announced the receipt of a Transport Canada Civil Aviation...

R1 Airlines, Bombardier Dash 8 Series Aircraft
November 16, 2015 True Blue Power Lithium-ion Batteries Enter Service on R1 Airlines, Bombardier Dash 8 Series Aircraft

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — R1 Airlines, based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has become the first commercial operator to utilize an aircraft equipped with True Blue Power lithium-ion main aircraft batteries...

Avmax Dash 8 Battery Installation
October 06, 2015 True Blue Power® and Avmax Receive Part 25 STC, Advanced Lithium-ion Battery to Power Bombardier Dash 8 Aircraft

WICHITA, Kan. — True Blue Power and Avmax today announced the receipt of a Transport Canada Civil Aviation Administration (TCCA) Part 25 Supplemental Type Certificate...

Burt Rutan
August 03, 2015 Burt Rutan Selects True Blue Power® for New SkiGull Design

WICHITA, Kan. — As the aviation community celebrated Burt Rutan and his unequalled contributions to the aerospace industry at EAA AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, True Blue Power® announced...

Avmax Dash-8 Aircraft
May 11, 2015 Avmax Group of Companies partners with True Blue Power to certify lithium-ion main ship battery for Dash-8 aircraft

CALGARY, AB. — Avmax Group of Companies (Avmax) is pleased to announce its partnership with True Blue Power, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co. Inc., to pursue a Transport Canada Civil Aviation...

Cessna Caravan 208
April 28, 2015 True Blue Power® to secure STC for lithium-ion main ship battery on Cessna 208 and 208B Caravans

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — True Blue Power, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co., Inc., today announced it filed documentation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to secure...

Phoenix Heliparts Logo
February 25, 2015 Phoenix Heliparts Partners with True Blue Power to Certify Lithium-ion Main Ship Battery for Rotorcraft

ORLANDO, Fla. — Phoenix Heliparts (PHP) is pleased to announce its partnership with True Blue Power®, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co. Inc., to pursue a series of Federal Aviation Administration...