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Kansas Department of Commerce Revises Agreement with Textron Aviation

Textron Aviation announced in a recent emailed press release the details of a restated Workforce Services Training Agreement with the the Kansas Department of Commerce. The agreement will support hundreds of dollars of investment in new product devel

Ask Raisbeck - Criteria

James Raisbeck, CEO of Raisbeck Engineering, breaks down the criteria for selecting the planes they choose to develop upgrades for.

Wheels Up Officially Unveils Its Pink King Air 350i

Yesterday evening, Wheels Up officially unveiled the first-ever pink Beechcraft King Air 350i in an event hosted by Kenny Dichter, Founder and CEO of Wheels Up. The unveiling took place at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, in supp

NASA Bringing Real World Training Fused With Augmented Reality to King Air C-12

Massive developmental strives in AR (augmented reality) technology have been taking place in the past couple years from major industry players such as Google and Microsoft. The tech has now entered into the aviation industry where it is used as a cut

King Air 300/350 Expected To Be Among Top Five Aircraft Delivered Through 2025

An interesting finding in the recent 2016 Penton’s Aviation Week Business Aviation Forecast Summary was that the King Air 300/350 is expected to be one of the top five aircraft deliveries occurring over the next decade. The other four were the Pilatu

The RU-21A Will Soon Have Its Day in the Sun Once More

On November 14th, 2015, a partially restored RU-21A, (a Beechcraft King Air renown for its invaluable service during the Gulf War), will proudly ride upon a float down the streets of Orlando during the Orlando Veteran’s Day Parade.  Upon completion o

The MC-12W Liberty Completely Removed from US Air Force Inventory

On September 16th, 2015 a flight ceremony for the MC-12W Liberty was held at Beale Air Force Base, California. It was the “fini” flight for the last of the US Air Force’s MC-12Ws, an aviation tradition that honors aircrew members or aircraft models i

Wheels Up Roars Forward Raising $115M in Financing

Not content to rest on their laurels, Wheels Up, the private charter flight service who in 2013 ordered 105 King Air 350i, announced this week it has completed it’s first closing on a capital raise of up to $115 million. Sources of the capital includ

TRU Simulation + Training to Open New Wichita King Air Training Facility

Textron-owned company, TRU Simulation + Training plans to open a 35,000-square-foot maintenance training facility next month. The facility will be located at the Textron Aviation West Campus, near Wichita Eisenhower National Airport. One of the prima

The King Air 250 EP

A viewing of the Beechcraft official King Air 250 page shows a stat sheet for a “King Air 250 EP” under specifications. Curious about the listing, we reached out to Beechcraft and a representative verified to us that it is the same aircraft revealed

New Pratt & Whitney Engine Rebate for Blackhawk XP Upgraded King Air 90 Series

Until November 13, 2015, Pratt & Whitney is offering a $45,000 New Engine Rebate upon the purchase of a Blackhawk XP New Engine Upgrade for the King Air 90. Pratt & Whitney extended the rebate offer to King Air 90 Series after the success of the King

Citation Jets Pilots Association Extends Trial FuelAdvantage Program to Textron Aviation Turbine Owners and Operators

Textron Aviation announced this week that the Citation Jet Pilots (CJP) association has extended its free trial membership to all Textron Aviation turbine owners based in the U.S. This includes participation in CJP’s FuelAdvantage program, which prov