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FreeFlight Systems Joins ACR Family
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: ACR Group added NextGen avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems to its portfolio.
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ACR Group has purchased Irving, Texas-based avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems, a specialist in NextGen avionics including ADS-B Out/In systems and GPS receivers. ACR’s portfolio includes ELT maker Artex as well as Flight Data Systems, Latitude Technologies, and Skytrac Systems.

No financial details of the acquisition were released. FreeFlight will continue operating as an independent subsidiary, according to the company, “retaining the existing leadership, products, brand, locations, engineering capabilities, and sales team.”

“We’ve always made it our mission to make flying safer and more efficient with the highest-quality, longest-lasting, and most affordable products available,” said FreeFlight president and CEO Tim Taylor. “Both companies share common values and goals, with focuses on safety, product performance, and client satisfaction, and together we will continue to lead the industry in the development of critical technologies that support the aviation industry.”

In addition to Artex, ACR’s other divisions manufacture cockpit voice and flight data recorders, global aeronautical distress and safety systems, flight management systems, satellite datalink and voice communication systems, and monitoring and data-acquisition systems, including fight tracking and messaging.