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Advent Aircraft Earns STC for King Air 300 Series Anti-Skid Braking System

Advent Aircraft Systems recently announced that through collaboration with Beechcraft they’ve received FAA approval of its GPS/digital anti-skid braking system for installation on Beechcraft King Air B300 series aircraft. Advent notes this is the fir

Live King Air Informational Webinar on February 25th

Textron Aviation will be having a live information session hosted by their service team experts on Thursday, February 25th from 10 to 11 am (CST). The session will give customers an in-depth look at Textron’s new anti-skid braking solution for the Ki

Valair Aviation now offering ADS-B Out solutions to Part 23 and Part 25 Business Aircraft

Valair Aviation (an AGC Aerospace & Defense company) announced this week that they are now offering Part 23 and Part 25 operators a STC-certified ADS-B Out solution developed by CMD Flight Solutions.The CMD Flight Solutions STC covers aircraft equipp

Certification Complete and Deliveries Begin for Raisbeck Swept Blade Propellers for King Air 350s

Raisbeck Engineering announced this week that they had received FAA certification of its 4-Blade Swept Propellers for the King Air 350 family.The company will work on fulfilling the backlog of orders of the Raisbeck/Hartzell Swept Blade Propellers i

Pro Line Fusion Upgrade Now Certified for Pro Line II-equipped King Air 350

Rockwell Collins announced this week that they have received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certificate (STC) for its Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade for King Air 350 turboprops originally delivered with Pro Line II avion

U.S. Textron Aviation Service Centers Complete Expanded Certifications

Textron Aviation announced yesterday (Jan. 28th) that it has attained new certifications allowing each U.S. company-owned service center to support the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands.“We are committed to fostering relationships with our custome

Textron Aviation Posts 4th Quarter Profit Despite Lower King Air Deliveries

Textron Inc. today reported earlier this week fourth quarter 2015 income from continuing operations of $0.81 per share, up 6.6 percent from $0.76 per share in the fourth quarter of 2014. Revenues in the quarter were $3.9 billion, down 4.2 percent com

Stevens Aviation Chosen by Sandel Avionics as Avilon Dealership

Stevens Aviation announced this week that Sandel Avionics has selected Stevens as one of its exclusive Avilon Dealerships serving the central and eastern United States. First introduced at NBAA 2015, The Sandel Avilon Avionics Suite is a new all

GE Details New Facility to Produce Engines for Textron Aviation’s New Single-Engine Turboprop

GE Aviation detailed in a recent press release its plans to build its new turboprop development, test and engine production headquarters in the Czech Republic (first announced in September 2015). The headquarters will be called the GE Turboprop Cente

TRU Simulation Achieves Major Milestones in Ending 2015

Earlier this week, TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, proudly summed up its end of 2015 achievements. This included they company obtaining FAA qualifications for its King Air 350i Level D Full Flight Simulator and the laun

Australia’s First Members-Only Carrier To Use King Air

A new members only subscription based flight service called Airly has been announced in Australia by co-founders Alexander Robinson, Luke Hampshire and Ivan Vysotskiy. The company is borrowing the “all you can fly” business model of such U.S. flight

Valair Aviation has Significant 12-Month Growth in Avionics System Upgrades

Valair Aviation (Oklahoma City, OK), an AGC Aerospace & Defense company specializing in aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and fixed base operator (FBO) services, announced a 400% increase of avionics projects in 2015 over the previous