A New Chapter in Turboprop Power: What the PT9 Announcement Means for the King Air Community
Credit: Pratt & Whitney Canada October 26,2026 For King Air® owners, pilots, and maintenance professionals, Pratt & Whitney Canada is a familiar name. Its PT6A engines have powered the King Air fleet for decades, making developments from
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Remembering Tom Clements: A Life of Flying, Teaching, and Giving Back
October 21,2026 The King Air community, and aviation as a whole, mourns the loss of Tom Clements, a respected instructor, author, storyteller, and friend whose influence reached far beyond the cockpit. Tom devoted much of his life to understanding th
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Stevens Reaches 1,000 Garmin King Air Installations with U.S. Army C-12 Upgrade
October 15, 2026 A milestone installation highlights Stevens’ longstanding King Air avionics work and the Army’s effort to maintain C-12 mission readiness through 2050. One of the U.S. Army’s C-12 Huron King Air aircraft now marks a
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King Air 200 Operators Gain New 8,000-Hour TBO Option for Select PT6A Engines
August 24, 2026 New Instructions for Continued Airworthiness provide an 8,000-hour TBO pathway for eligible King Air 200-series aircraft equipped with PT6A-52 and PT6A-61 engines. For King Air 200-series owners and operators, engine time is much mor
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Why King Air Owners Are Still Investing in Upgrades in 2026
June 1, 2026 The Beechcraft King Air has earned its reputation through decades of dependable service, but one of the biggest reasons the platform remains so relevant today is its ability to adapt. &nbs
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Garmin’s Guided Visual Approaches Continue Expanding in 2026, Bringing More Capability to King Air Pilots
May 18, 2026 Garmin continues expanding tools designed to make flying safer and more intuitive, and one feature gaining increasing attention among King Air pilots is Guided Visual Approaches. Now, with Garmin’s latest 2026 expansion addin
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Stevens Announces New High-Speed Connectivity STC for King Air 200 & 300
April 6, 2026 On April 6, Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems released major news for King Air operators, announcing the completion of its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Gogo Galileo HDX high-speed internet system. Developed in partne
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Next-Generation Fuel Accuracy for the King Air
FEBRUARY 2, 2026 Raisbeck Engineering and CiES Inc. Redefine Confidence in the Cockpit In aviation, precision is not optional. Fuel quantity indication plays a critical role in safety, operational planning, and mission success. For King Air operator
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Update: King Air Autoland Incident - What We Now Know
December 24, 2025 We previously brought you a story regarding the first real-world activation of Garmin’s Emergency Autoland on a Beechcraft Super King Air. Since then, new details have emerged that provide a cle
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Does this change everything? King Air, known for redundant systems, demonstrates Autoland feature in actual emergency
December 23,2025 On a winter afternoon outside Denver, air traffic control heard something they had never heard before. It wasn’t panic.It wasn’t confusion It wasn’t even human. A calm, robotic female voice came over the radio,
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Take a Seat… King Air Missions Just Got Smarter
November 10, 2025 The King Air has earned its reputation as one of the most adaptable aircraft in the skies. From serving as the backbone of global air ambulance fleets to performing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, the
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When Routine Maintenance Goes Wrong: Lessons from a King Air 200 Wing Bolt Incident
November 3, 2025 Adapted from an article by Dean Benedict, published in the October 2025 issue of King Air Magazine. Every so often, a story comes along that reminds us just how critical attention to detail is in aircraft maintenance. One such story
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