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King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-04

(Upon talking to Textron reps at a recent conference, we learned that often times communiques get overlooked. We will be publishing communiques that have been released over the past several months each Monday.)In April of 2016, Beechcraft released Ki

L-3 Clinches $302M US Navy C-12 Huron Logistics Contract

L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace recently received a contract from the U.S. Navy for logistics services for the C-12 utility lift aircraft. The contract is valued at $302.2 million and will run through Jul 2021.L-3 will be responsible for post-pro

King Air Pro Line Fusion Upgrades Get New Incentives

Rockwell Collins recently announced that its Pro Line Fusion avionics upgrade for King Air 350s equipped with Pro Line II has been expanded to include Flight Management System (FMS) navigation database updates and coverage under its Corporate Aircraf

RU-21A Restoration Memorial Project Gets Its Wings

We’ve been closely following the ongoing restoration of a Gulf War era Beechcraft King Air RU-21A by the Veterans of the 138th Aviation Company (based in Orlando). In our last update back in November, the aircraft had been transported to Orlando and

EBACE 2016 Begins This Week

The 2016 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE2016) will begin this Tuesday (May 24th) and last until Thursday (May 26th). The conference takes place in Geneva, Switerzerland at the Palexpo Exhibition Centre (near the Geneva Inter

King Air Communique MC KA-2016-05 (Affects Multiple Systems/Subsystems)

(May 2016) Beechcraft has released King Air Series Model Communiqué MC KA-2016-05. Included ATA’s: ATA 20 – Leading Edge Erosion Tape ATA 28 – Wet Wing Fuel Probe Harness Lock-O-Seal E90/F90/100/B100/200 Series/300 Series ATA 31 – King Air Fusion

Rockwell Collins Releases New Pro Line 21 Upgrade Packages

Rockwell Collins announced this week three Pro Line 21™ upgrade packages for King Air turboprops. The company presented the upgrades as giving more flexibility to operators in equipping their aircraft for next-generation airspace and procedures

Wheels Up Closes in on 50 King Air 350i, Offer New Membership Tier

Private aviation flight company Wheels Up is quickly closing in on having a fleet of 50 King Air 350i. Since February of this year the company has added five King Air to its fleet and recently announced it plans to add four more come June; bringing t

An In-depth Look at Advent’s new King Air B300 eABS

Advent Aircraft Systems announced back in February of this year the FAA approval of its GPS/digital anti-skid braking system (known as Advent eABS™) for installation on Beechcraft King Air B300 series aircraft. Curious to know more about the sy

CAE USA C-12 Training Complex Building Progresses

Recently at the 2016 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, the president and GM of CAE USA verified that the 75,000 sq ft training complex at Dothan Regional Airport in Alabama (part of a approximately $200 million seven year US Army contract) was

Paradigm Technology Creates New Portable In-flight Entertainment System for King Air

Aircraft Avionics specialist Paradigm Technology announced they have created a new model (LX-02) of the AdonisOne portable in-flight entertainment system geared towards King Airs. The LX-02 model features ICARUS real time moving map and is portable d

Dallas Airmotive Begins Offering the PT6A Flat-rate Overhaul Program

Dallas Airmotive recently announced in a press release that it now offers a PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program as part of Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) PT6SMART Maintenance Solutions initiative. P&WC’s PT6A Flat Rate Overhaul Program is a limited time