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Textron Aviation Revenues Up $79 Million in 3rd Quarter

Textron Inc. announced in their 3rd quarter earnings report that revenues in the quarter were $3.2 billion, down 7.3 percent compared to $3.4 billion in the third quarter of 2014. Textron profits for the quarter was $312 million, up $19 million from

Navajo Nation Secures $20 Million Loan for King Air Purchases

On October 20th of this week, the Navajo Nation Council voted 13-5 to secure a $20 million loan that will enable the purchase of three King Air jets. Additionally, a portion of the loan will be used to pay for pilot training, warranties and maintenan

Fighting Rabies With King Air

Biologists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been using King Air aircraft contracted through Dynamics Aviation to control the spread of rabies among wildlife, especially raccoons. The practice occurs across multiple eastern states in the U

Live King Air Technical Webinar On Wednesday October 21st

Textron Aviation will be having a live tech session hosted by their aviation experts on Wednesday, October 21st from 9:00 am to 10:30 am CDT. The session will consist of updating customers regarding current and pending field programs. Additionally,

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