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NASA King Air B-200 Captures First Air-to-Air Images of Supersonic Shockwave Interaction in Flight

NASA has successfully tested an advanced air-to-air photographic technology in flight, utilizing a NASA B-200 King Air to capture the first-ever images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft in flight.“I am ecstatic about how t

Textron Aviation Service Information Notification – ME-TP-012

Textron Aviation has released a new communique ME-TP-012 for March 2019. The full communique can be viewed here (you’ll need to have a Textron customer account, free signup).Chapters: 00: Form 337 for Equipment or STCs Installed at the Factory

Textron Aviation Expands Service Solutions for Australia Customers

Textron Aviation announced this week new customer support solutions in Australia by expanding the appointment of Authorized Service Facility (ASF) Premiair Aviation Maintenance Pty Ltd across a full suite of Textron Aviation platforms. These include

FreeFlight Systems Offers Avail Performance Package, A Complete Twin Turboprop ADS-B Solution

FreeFlight Systems announced this week that the Avail Performance Package is now shipping and available for installation. The package recently received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) and Approved Model List (AML) certification. The AML STC a

Royal New Zealand Air Force to Replace King Air 200s with King Air 350s

New Zealand’s news publication Newsie is reporting that the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be replacing the Beechcraft 200s it currently uses with four leased Hawker Pacific King Air 350s. The first of the four KA350s arrived last year. The

Textron Aviation Customer Conference 2019 Registration Opens

Textron Aviation announced today that registration for this years Textron Aviation Customer Conference 2019 is now open. The event will take place April 29 – May 1 in Wichita, Kansas. Textron Aviation notes that the conference this year will include:

Canada King Air Summit 2019 will Take Place April 25

Canada’s King Air Summit 2019 is a special one day event that will take place on April 25th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The event, hosted and sponsored by Fast Air, is touted as the largest gathering of King Air owners and operators in Canada. The focus of

King Air Featured in Wheels Up Super Bowl Ad

Justin Firestone, Founding Partner at Wheels Up, took to LinkedIn today to post their upcoming Super Bowl commercial. The spot features several Wheels Up ambassador athletes such as Serena Williams and Tom Brady and of course numerous gorgeous shots

Previous Textron Aviation Webinars Now Available for Viewing

Textron Aviation has now provided archives of previous webinars they have hosted, including a trove of King Air technical and informational webinars.The archives can be accessed through the company Customer Access website at www.txtavsupport.com (you

Collins Aerospace selects Hampton Aviation As Authorized Goodrich Deicing System Center

Hampton Aviation announced in a press release this week that the company has been selected by Collins Aerospace as an authorized dealer/installer for its Goodrich de-icing systems. Hampton Aviation has a long successful history of providing extensive

Blackhawk Launches Video Trailer Detailing King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade

Blackhawk Modification has released a video trailer detailing their XP67A Engine+ Upgrade with the tagline “The World’s Fastest King Air.” Blackhawk notes that the XP67A delivers a 24% increase in available horsepower over the stock engines, which t

IS&S Is Bringing FADEC-Like Autothrottle to the King Air

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. has announced it will be completing ThrustSense certification of the King Air early 2019 with additional capability including Vmca Mitigation and Hot Start Protection. The FAA certified full regime PC-12 auto