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iTAWS Becomes Standard on Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air 350i/ER

Textron Aviation has announced that iTAWS will come standard on Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER turboprop aircraft. The system provides an integrated Terrain Awareness and Warning System (iTAWS) with the Fusion’s high-resolu

Blackhawk, SNC Acquire XP67A King Air 350ER STC

Blackhawk Modifications has announced  that its subsidiary for government and military sales division, Vector-Hawk Aerospace (VHA), has teamed with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to offer the Blackhawk XP67A Engine+Upgrade Supplemental Type Cer

Beechcraft Service Information Notification – ME-TP-009

Beechcraft has released a new communique ME-TP-009 for June 2018. The full communique can be viewed here. Topics include:21: Air Conditioning Compressor Quill Shaft 21: Environmental Ducting Damage 25: King Air Seating Configuration and S

FlightSafety Adding Wichita based King Air 200 Simulator w/Garmin 1000NXi

FlightSafety International announced this week that it is building a simulator for the King Air 200 aircraft equipped with a Garmin G1000 NXi Integrated Flight Deck. It will be installed at the company’s Wichita East Learning Center. Training is sche

StandardAero Restructures, Turboprop Engine MRO Services at Summerside P.E.I.

StandardAero has announced this month that over the next 12-18 months, the company will be restructuring its primary Canadian MRO facilities to create three different Centers of Excellence (COEs) specifically for supporting Helicopter Airframe/Compon

U.S. Army Looks to Replace Aging Fixed-Wing Utility Aircraft Once More

The U.S. Army has a problem; three years ago it found that 77 percent of its C-12 and C-26 fixed-wing utility aircraft transport aircraft fleet was “beyond useful life.” A previous attempt to remedy the situation with a competition failed when on

FreeFlight Systems announces Avail Performance Package ADS-B Twin Turboprop Solution

NextGen avionics leader FreeFlight Systems announced recently that is has launched the Avail Performance Package that provides a cost-effective and complete ADS-B solution for King Air and twin turboprop aircraft.Included in the Avail package is dual

King Air Gathering III Registration Opens

Registration for King Air Gathering III, the conference geared specifically towards King Air owners, operators and pilots has now opened. KAGIII will take place September 27th-29th in Fredericksburg, TX at the Hangar Hotel & Conference Center.REGISTE

Blackhawk Receives EASA Approval for King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade

Blackhawk announced in April that it has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for the King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade.Keys to the upgrade include two factory-new Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67A engines and new 5-blade composite

Raisbeck Receives ANAC STC Approval for Composite Five-Blade Swept Propeller

Raisbeck Engineering, Inc., has announced that it has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval from the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil for its Composite Five-Blade Swept Propeller for the King Air 350 series aircraft.“We are th

Blackhawk Announces New Modernization Program Named Phoenix

Blackhawk has announced their latest aircraft modernization program; Phoenix by Blackhawk. The program encompasses a complete nose-to-tail customization of legacy aircraft including new or low-time Blackhawk XP Engine+ Upgrades, new or low-time prope

NASA’s Charlie Precourt to Keynote 2018 Textron Aviation Customer Conference

Textron Aviation announced this week that Charlie Precourt will be the keynote speaker for this year’s upcoming Textron Aviation Customer Conference taking place May 14-16, 2018 in Wichita, KS.“Hear about Charlie’s experience serving in the US Air Fo