News & Articles

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

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