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Pro Star Aviation Becomes Newest Raisbeck Engineering Dealer and Names a New Director of Maintenance

Pro Star Aviation has recently made two big announcements: last week they announced they had become Raisbeck Engineering’s newest authorized dealer and this week it was announced that Christopher Mancini had been selected as their new Director of Mai

US Army to Modify Special Mission King Airs to EMARSS Standard

A recent solicitation (late June) on the Federal Business Opportunities website revealed that the US Army is planning to convert a number of Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) special mission aircraft to the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and S

New Zealand Children’s Hospital Gains A King Air Ambulance Unlike Any Other

Starship Children’s Health, the largest children’s hospital in New Zealand, recently unveiled their new air ambulance, a specially equipped King Air 350. The aircraft contains a range of life-saving, state-of-the-art equipment and sports a custo

King Air C90 Plays High Flying Chicken With UAV Sense-and-Avoid System in NASA Tests

NASA, along with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and other industry partners (General Atomics, Honeywell International) have begun trials designed to enable unmanned aircraft to fly routine operations in national airspace. The first par

New TRU Simulation + Training Facility to Provide Training for Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air This Fall

Cessna CJ 1/2/3 series training will begin this month at the newly expanded Lutz, FL TRU Simulation + Training facility with Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air training beginning later this fall. At last month’s EBACE Conference, TRU Simulation + Trai

Private Flight Service Rise Expands To Europe

Rise, a Dallas-based private flight service, has announced the expansion of their operations in Europe. Flights will begin in early 2016, with nonstop flights slated between London and cities including Dublin, Edinburgh, Brussels and Paris. “When we

NASA Uses Special Instrument Equipped B200 For Louisiana Wetland Survey

NASA recently completed an in depth study of the levees and wetlands along the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Two aircraft, equipped with special surveying instruments were used; a C-20A and a King Air B200. “This was a great opportunity to use instruments t

Commuter Air Technology to Provide Finnoff Aviation Products 5-blade MT Composite Propellers for King Air

Commuter Air Technology (CAT) will begin providing Finnoff Aviation Products 5-blade MT Composite Propellers for King Air 90, 200 and 300 series aircraft. The agreement includes terms granting CAT exclusive rights to sell MT Propellers to U.S. Depart

Russian Approval Granted to AvFab for Econo & Traveler Seat Installations

Clinton, MO – Russia has approved Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) installation of their Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approved King Air Econo and Traveler Airline Seats in Beechcraft King Air 200, 300, B300 and B350 series aircraft. Both seats hav

U.S. Army Grants CAE $200M Fixed-Wing Pilot Training Contract

CAE announced last week they have been awarded an United States Army contract to provide comprehensive initial and recurrent training for more than 600 U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force fixed-wing pilots annually. It was awarded as a firm-fixed-price cont

Wheels Up’s Engagement Finishes Ahead with American Pharoah and Serena Williams Victories

June 10th, 2015 – Wheels Up recently saw a massive surge in its engagement and traffic mostly due to victories by its sponsorship American Pharoah and its brand ambassador, Serena Williams.Engagement on Twitter increased 835 percent compared to the p

Textron Aviaton to Attend the 2015 International Paris Air Show

Textron Aviation plans on attending the International Paris Air show, June 15-18, at Le Bourget Parc des Expositions. They will go along with the following Textron Inc. businesses: Bell Helicopter, Textron Systems, Textron AirLand and Tru Simulation