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750th Garmin Integrated Flight Deck for King Air Installed

A heart congratulations to Garmin who recently celebrated the delivery of its 750th G1000®/G1000 NXi integrated flight deck upgrade for King Air aircraft. Certified and introduced in 2007, the G1000 retrofit program modernized the King Air cockp

LifeMed Alaska Performs Incredible King Air Highway Landing

LifeMed Alaska, an air ambulance service that provides 24/7 critical care services throughout Alaska, posted of a fascinating account of a King Air having to make a highway landing. The landing had Alaska State Troopers shutting down a large portion

King Air Gathering 2022 Wrap Up - Returning Home

“It feels like returning home” was a common refrain heard over the course of the King Air Gathering 2022, which took place at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum from May 12-15.And truly, it did. The grounds of the Beechcraft Heritage Museum was an ideal

Australian Government and Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Agree to 10-year Partnership

The Morrison Joyce Government and the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will enter into a record 10-year strategic partnership, worth nearly $1 billion, to provide more certainty for regional, rural and remote patients who rely on the critical ae

Diamond Awards Across the Board: Textron Aviation Service Centers Receive FAA Highest Rating

The Textron Aviation Service Centers in the U.S. have reached a milestone: receiving the FAA coveted top-level Diamond Award – across the board. The professionals at the service centers attribute this to a focusing on training ahe

Tom Clements of King Air Academy Tests the IS&S Thrust Sense Auto Throttle

In a recent YouTube video posted by King Air Academy, Tom Clements, author of King Air Book (Volumes I & II) tests the IS&S Thrust Sense. The video shows Clements in the left cockpit seat, learning the aspects of the system along with the audience. T

King Air Gathering Arrives In Two Months!

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Textron Aviation To Provide Sri Lanka with Two King Air 360ER

The Pentagon announced this month they will be purchasing from Textron Aviation two King Air 360ER aircraft that will be provided to Sri Lanka.The total cost of the firm-fixed-contract was $11.4 million with a estimated completion date of September 2

PWI Is Named a World-Wide Distributor for the KADEX LED Wing Tip Light Assembly for King Air 350

 Canadian based aircraft parts distributor KADEX Aero Supply, has chosen PWI in Wichita, KS to be a world-wide, in-stock distributor for the KADEX LED Wing Tip Light Assembly. KADEX’s LED Wing Tip Light Assembly is STC approved and designed for the

Communique ME-TP-0030 – Multi-Engine Turboprop

 King Air B300 Fusion airframe maintenance manual revisions For questions, please contact:  Team Turboprop  1-800-429-5372  1-316-517-9355  TeamTurboprop@txtav.com  The content of this Communiqué is for reference only and does not contain

South Dakota Purchases King Air 350 for State Travel

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has announced that the state has taken possession of a 2015 King Air 350 after an extensive, nationwide search. Combined with the sale of two state-owned planes in 2021, the deal saved the State of South Dakota $3.3

New King Air 360 Acquired by RFDS

The first of the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s King Air B360 aircraft arrived this year, making it the first of its type in Australia. News of RFDS purchasing six of the Beechcraft King Air 360CHW turboprop aircrafts first broke in February