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Textron Conference 2016 Customer Conference – April 25th to 27th

From April 25th to the 27th, Textron Aviation will host its 2016 Customer Conference at the Hyatt Regency Wichita and Century II in Wichita, Kansas. The conference’s mission is to provide owners and interested parties with a place to connect with key

Textron Aviation expands African sales partnerships

Textron Aviation announced this week it has expanded its sales relations with Africair Inc. and Absolute Aviation Group. Both will now be able to offer the complete Beechcraft and Cessna product lines throughout their territories in Africa. “The bu

Valair Aviation Expands Management Team

Valair Aviation (Oklahoma City, OK) announced a recent expansion of its management team with the designation of Nic Hawker as Director of Maintenance and Michael Dussault as Manager of Compliance and Continuous Improvement.“We’re pleased to welcome e

Blackhawk Announces Vice President of Marketing

Blackhawk Modifications announced in a recent press release that it has promoted Donnie Holder to Vice President of Marketing. The release noted the company is expanding its marketing department to better establish the services offered to owner and o

Sierra Nevada Corp Contracted to Mod Two King Air 350 for Saudi Arabia

The Department of Defense released the details of a new contract this week that awards $71.48 million (firm-fixed-price) to Sierra Nevada Corp. of Hagerstown, Maryland for the Saudi King Air 350 program. Sierra will be responsible for modifiying two

Vector Aerospace Introduces Flat Rate PT6A Overhauls

Vector Aerospace, an independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced the introduction of flat rate overhauls for PT6A-21, -27, -28, -41, -42 and -114 engine variants, as a part of P&WC’s PT6SMARTTM Maintena

CenTex Receives FAA Approval of Halo 250 For King Air 250s with Pro Line Fusion

CenTex Aerospace announced yesterday that it has received FAA approval of the Halo 250 increased gross weight conversion for King Air 250s equipped with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion flight deck.“CenTex has been working closely with Beechcraft

Man Born Without Hands or Feet Achieves King Air 300 Series Type Rating

Back in December we ran an article describing a remarkable undertaking by Able Flight pilot Randy Green, who born without hands or feet would be undergoing King Air 350 Type Rating training at FlyRight during February of 2016. After seeing that he ha

Flight1 Software Releases Super Detailed Digital King Air B200 For Microsoft Flight Simulator

Released this week, Flight1 Software has crafted a Beechcraft Super King Air B200 for PC flight simulator Microsoft Flight Simulator X (FSX). Flight1 Software offers the download of the aircraft on digital aircraft software site fspilotshop for $59.9

Fusion Equipped-Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER and 250 Earn EASA Certification

Beechcraft announced this week that it has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its new Pro Line Fusion-equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER and 250 turboprop aircraft with cabin enhancements. This certification will allo

Purchase A Wheels Up Membership at Costco, Get $3500 Costco Cash Card

In an interesting bit of cross promotion, private aviation provider Wheels Up is offering a yearly membership that can be purchased at warehouse club retailer Costco (in-store or online). The annual membership price is $17,499.99.“It means we are off

King Air Plays Vital Role in NASA and South Korea Pollution Study

NASA announced in a press release this week they would be working with the Republic of Korea for a cooperative field study of air quality in May and June to advance air monitor accuracy ability from space. The Korea U.S. -Air study (KORUS-AQ) will ta