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Used King Air Value Greatly Increases Year Over Year

The latest Sandhills Global aviation market report finds that asking values for turboprop aircraft in Sandhills marketplaces increased 4.8% year-over-year from December 2020 to December 2021. Dwindling used turboprop aircraft inventory levels, e

AIN Awards King Air 360 Top Flight Award for Best New Turboprop

A hearty congratulations is in order for Beechcraft’s King Air 360, as it took home the AIN Top Flight Award for Best New Turboprop. AIN put together a special video presentation exhorting the Beechcraft creation: The King Air 360

Elliot Aviation Officially Opens Atlanta Facility

Elliott Aviation announced this week the completion of its integration and full re-brand of its fourth facility in the US, Elliott Aviation of Atlanta.Elliott Aviation of Atlanta, located at the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, offers maintenance and avioni

PWI’s LED Ice Light Receives FAA PMA Certification

PWI announced this week that the FAA has given the PWI LED Ice Light PMA approval for use in a wide variety of aircraft, from piston planes and turboprops to business jets.“A lot of hard work went into designing and producing the PWI LED Ice Light,”

Beechcraft Denali Experiences Landmark First Flight

Textron Aviation announced this week its new single-engine turboprop, the Beechcraft Denali, took to the skies for the first time. The milestone first flight is a major step for the clean-sheet design aircraft and begins the important flight test pro

Kadex Aero Supply Introduces New LED Wing Tip Assembly for King Air 350

KADEX announced this month the addition of the HYPERION II – LED Wing Tip Light Assembly for the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft.  Developed by KAD Aerospace, the manufacturing arm of KADEX Aero Supply, this STC approval was granted after

Raytheon UK Receive £110 Million Contract to Upgrade RAF Shadow Fleet

Awarded to Raytheon UK, the contract will see the current fleet of six aircraft increased to eight, and the integration of the latest UK Sovereign Defensive Aids Systems.Supporting 150 highly-skilled jobs at Broughton, including specialist

Tech Info Notification: Loss of GPS on Collins Pro Line 21 or Pro Line Fusion

Textron Aviation has released a technical information notification:Collins Pro Line 21 or Pro Line Fusion equipped airplanes with GPS-4000S 822-2189-100 could experience a loss of Global Positioning System (GPS) during the week starting June 11, 2023

Registration Open for 3rd Annual King Air Summit (Canada)

The 3rd Annual King Air Summit will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba on March 10th, 2022 at the Fast Air Jet Centre (CYWG). According to the website, King Air Summit is an extensive one-day event hosted by FastAir in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Each yea

Textron Aviation 2021 Q3 Results: Strong Recovery Continues

This week, Textron Inc. reported third quarter 2021 income from continuing operations of $0.82 per share. Adjusted income from continuing operations, a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release, was $0.8

Tamarack Aerospace Announces New Active Winglet SMARTWING Mod for King Air

Responding to customer interest, Tamarack Aerospace has announced its current demonstration and validation tests for the King Air Tamarack Performance SMARTWING, a new military version and civilian version of the patented sustainability supporting Ac

AVFAB RECEIVES TSO APPROVAL FOR STOWAWAY MEDICAL STRETCHER SYSTEM

Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) recently announced they have received Technical Standard Orders (FAA TSO-C39b Type 2) approval for the installation of their multi-airframe STOWAWAY medical stretcher for use in all Beechcraft King Air, Ces