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King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-01

(King Air Communique Look Legacy series looks back at previous communiques released by Beechcraft – posted unless there is a current communique) MC KA-2016-01 was originally released in January of 2016. ATAs- 00: Illustrated Parts Catalog Free of Ch

Innova Aerospace Enters King Air Moderization Market With Unique Approach

(This is part 1 of a short series following Innova Aerospace’s entry into the aircraft modernization market beginning with its work on two King Air c90x’s)At the 300,000 sq foot (under-roof) Sabreliner Aviation (parent company Innova Aerospace) facil

King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-07

A new communique for June 2016 issued by Beechcraft concerning the XM Weather TAF data on Pro Line 21 King Airs with XM Receiver part number 822-2031-002. ATA 46 – Beginning in early 2016 Rockwell Collins began receiving reports of intermittent recep

L-3’s Upgraded MC-12W EMARSS-M Prototype Takes First Flight

L-3 announced this week that its Mission Integration division had conducted maiden flights of the first Beechcraft King Air 350ER converted to a special mission platform under the U.S. Army’s EMARSS program (Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance an

Nigerian Air Force’s 350i Plays Key Role in Defeating Terrorist Convoy

Earlier this week, the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) announced it had carried out its first major air campaign with a recent mission called “Operation Gama-Aika” which resulted in the death of 15 Boko Haram insurgents. NAF’s surveillance ISR King Air a350i

FAA Approval of Expanded BLR Winglet STC Incoming

BLR Aerospace announced recently that it has been working closely with the FAA to amend its STC that will expand the approved performance envelope for King Air 90s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. Approval is expected by the end of the month.BLR ca

King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-02

(In case you missed one, we will be posting a King Air Communique each Monday from the past several months)In February of 2016, Beechcraft released King Air Series Model Communiqué MC KA-2016-02.Included ATA’s:00: FAA Flight Standardization Report (F

Live King Air Webinar (Interior Mods) on June 28th

Textron Aviation will be having a live information session on Tuesday, June 28th from 2:00-3:00 pm (CST). This session will feature Textron’s interior design experts from the service team. They’ll be answering questions regarding proper timing for an

King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-03

(In case you missed one, we will be posting a King Air Communique each Monday from the past several months) In March of 2016, Beechcraft released King Air Series Model Communiqué MC KA-2016-03. Included ATA’s: ATA 05 – Flammable-Liquid-Carrying Hoses

Textron’s New Turboprop Cabin Mockup Will be at Airventure 2016

Textron recently announced that it plans to have a mockup of the up to nine-seat (pilot and eight passengers) cabin of its highly anticipated single engine turboprop aircraft (SETP) on hand at Airventure Oshkosh 2016. The company also announced that

Northrop Grumman’s Navigation System Comes To King Air

Northrop Grumman announced in a press release earlier this month that its flight-critical inertial instruments will soon be offered on Beechcraft King Air turboprops.Beechcraft chose Northrop’s LCR-100N hybrid navigation unit as an inertial product o

Raisbeck’s Swept Blade Propellers for King Air 350 Get Australian CASA Approval

Raisbeck Engineering announced in a recent press release that the FAA STC for Raisbeck Engineering’s Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers for the King Air 350 has been accepted by Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). The request for the Acc