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Fusion Equipped Beechcraft King Air 350ER Makes Farnborough Airshow Debut

Textron Aviaton, along with Textron AirLand, Textron Systems, Bell Helicopter, TRU Simulation + Training and Textron Airborne Solutions will have a presence at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIAS) taking place at Hampshire Airport (England) t

King Air Communique Look – MC ALL-002

Model Communique MC ALL-002 was released July of 2016.ATA 00 – Service Document Updates Owner AdvisoryTextron Aviation introduces Owner Advisories (OA) for Beechcraft and Hawker products. An OA is a separate document that will accompany each released

NASA’s B200 To Study Greenhouse Gas Sources

Beginning this month, NASA will have its King Air B200 and a C-130H participate in airborne experiments to understand the sources of two specific greenhouse gases and how they cycle into and out of the atmosphere. The name of the study is Atmospheric

French Air Force To Acquire Two King Air ISR’s

There has been massive interest by nations in recent years in the ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) geared King Air. From the United States to Nigeria, multiple countries have purchased the craft for surveillance operations. Recentl

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