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03/11/2025

First day at Verticon! 🚁 Join us at Booth #8422!

03/11/2025

🚁 Big news! Howell has received an order from PJ Helicopters to upgrade the UH-60 Blackhawk avionics suite, enhancing operational efficiency and performance. This partnership is just the beginning, with potential for further upgrades on more units.
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Fort Worth, TX 3/10/2025—Howell Instruments is pleased to announce it has received a new order from PJ Helicopters for the

03/04/2025

Verticon 2025 is just around the corner, and Howell Instruments is excited to be a part of this premier aviation event! ✈️

Join us at Booth #8422 in Hall D at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, TX. We’ll be showcasing innovative aviation technologies and products that you won’t want to miss!

🔗 To learn more, visit Howell Instruments Verticon 2025, or email us at [email protected] to schedule an appointment.

Mark your calendars and come see us at Verticon 2025 – we can't wait to meet you there! 👋

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Howell Instruments! 🦃🍁 Today, we’re grateful for our incredible team, our loyal customers, and the opportunity to innovate and serve the aviation industry. Wishing you and your loved ones a day filled with joy, gratitude, and celebration!

11/15/2024

At Howell, we work hard, we play hard— especially when it involves turkey and tunes! 🦃🎤 🎶 Thanksgiving lunch and karaoke made for the perfect blend of gratitude and fun.

11/11/2024

This Veterans Day, we remember and thank all who served with courage and dedication. We honor our founder, decorated WWII pilot John Howell. His legacy of service and innovation continues to inspire.

08/29/2024

With mixed emotions, we celebrated the retirement of Mary Overstreet today. She is retiring as Sr. Technical Writer after 20 years of service. We wish her the very best as she embarks on the next chapter of her life.

Farewell from Mary Overstreet...

When I got the job at Howell Instruments, I was pretty sure it was my dream job. I was happy to find out I was right! It became more than that as I learned the tools of the job, got to do a lot of new things, eventually rediscovering my interest in photography, and then getting to fully use that in the company as well as out.

I’ve had mentors (thank you, Warren) and a lot of friends, heard plenty of crazy stories (from Shep Brown, former CEO), got to set foot in a C-130, go to the Quad-A trade show and climb in some of the helicopters for which we have products. In general, it was never boring. I didn’t know when I started that I’d be here twenty years, but I’m so glad I have been! I just wish I could’ve started here sooner.

It’s been an honor and a pleasure to create background graphics for our display units, and create videos, logos, company newsletters, and take photos at company events. Working with such brilliant minds has amazed me. I can’t say enough good things about the people who work here. They have gone out of their way to be helpful, kind, and courteous. I will certainly miss you all! And I wish Howell Instruments the best of success always.

—Mary

08/01/2024

UH-60 MODERNIZATION SUITE

Howell Instruments, Inc. has partnered with Capitol Helicopters to engineer and manufacture an aftermarket cockpit conversion for the UH-60. The UH-60/S-70 Modernization Suite integrates the Engine Instrument System (EIS) with a Garmin Flight and Navigational Suite to bring advanced VFR avionics to the UH-60/S-70 family of helicopters.

The upgraded all-glass system delivers advanced features such as:

• Real-time condition parameters
• Visual and aural warnings to enhance awareness and safety
• Dual redundant auto-switching input signals
• Commercial off-the-shelf flight instruments

Marc Paganini, previous CEO of Airbus Helicopters North America who recently joined Howell as CEO, comments, “We are pleased to have received from Capitol Helicopters, our launch customer, an order to modernize the avionics suites for six UH-60 helicopters. Our solution provides extended life and significant operating savings for all UH-60 operators worldwide.”

“The glass panel product that we developed with Howell is bringing improved situational awareness to our pilots and a greater margin of safety to every mission we fly, “ said Justin McGowan, Program Director of Capitol Helicopters. “We knew that’s what our team needed and believed others would be eager for it as well.”

An IFR version of the UH-60 Modernization Suite has been ordered by an international customer and is scheduled for delivery next year.

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08/01/2024

UH-60 MODERNIZATION SUITE

Howell Instruments, Inc. has partnered with Capitol Helicopters to engineer and manufacture an aftermarket cockpit conversion for the UH-60. The UH-60/S-70 Modernization Suite integrates the Engine Instrument System (EIS) with a Garmin Flight and Navigational Suite to bring advanced VFR avionics to the UH-60/S-70 family of helicopters.

The upgraded all-glass system delivers advanced features such as:

• Real-time condition parameters
• Visual and aural warnings to enhance awareness and safety
• Dual redundant auto-switching input signals
• Commercial off-the-shelf flight instruments

Marc Paganini, previous CEO of Airbus Helicopters North America who recently joined Howell as CEO, comments, “We are pleased to have received from Capitol Helicopters, our launch customer, an order to modernize the avionics suites for six UH-60 helicopters. Our solution provides extended life and significant operating savings for all UH-60 operators worldwide.”

“The glass panel product that we developed with Howell is bringing improved situational awareness to our pilots and a greater margin of safety to every mission we fly, “ said Justin McGowan, Program Director of Capitol Helicopters. “We knew that’s what our team needed and believed others would be eager for it as well.”

An IFR version of the UH-60 Modernization Suite has been ordered by an international customer and is scheduled for delivery next year.

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06/12/2024

🌟 New Employee Alert 🌟
We're thrilled to welcome Cory to the team as our new Systems Engineer! Join us in giving Cory a warm welcome as he begins this exciting new journey with us.

05/29/2024

Good morning Fort Worth,
This just a quick reminder to stay safe after the recent damage caused by large hail and wind gusts reaching up to 80 mph. Please be cautious while driving and watch out for any downed power lines or debris. If you're in the area, make sure to check on your neighbors and help out wherever you can.

To report a power outage or check the status of an outage, text OUT to 66267, use the MyOncor app, click “Report an Outage” on the map on the Oncor website, or call 888-313-4747.

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Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins signed a disaster declaration, saying that power outages are expected to last multiple days for a significant number of Oncor customers.