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Fly Farther, Loiter Longer

CenTex Aerospace, Inc. announces it has received FAA approval of an amendment to its Saddle Tank system STC that makes a number of additional King Air models eligible for the conversion.  Now the new system can be installed on the Beechcraft C90

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANcopy

Last week, we ran the #KANcopy hashtag project on Instagram to celebrate business aviation at NBAA 2014. Here is our favorite submission: Join us on our Instagram @KingAirNation each week to participate in each project and share great photos of the

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANwindow

Last week, we ran the #KANwindow hashtag project on Instagram to celebrate business aviation at NBAA 2014. Here are our favorites from the images submitted to the contest:   Join us on our Instagram @KingAirNation each week to participate in each pr

KingAir F90, A Rare Bird

The KingAir F90, produced only between 1979 and 1985, is the model just above the go-to entry-level C90. A total of 236 F90s and F90-1s were built, with 137 of them still on the FAA registry. For those of you keeping score, that’s 203 F90s and 3

Pro Line Fusion Touch Upgrade Expected to Land in King Air’s by December

The King Air is no stranger to innovative technology, and Rockwell Collins is making sure that remains true by introducing King Air to the touchscreen world.Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion Touch is an upgrade that technology savvy pilots will

Good as New for One-Half the Cost

Blackhawk Modifications Inc., continues to see steady growth and interest in turboprop aircraft upgrades and refurbishments.  More powerful engines, advanced avionics, aerodynamic improvements – all can be added to existing airframes thru the Su

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANbiz

Last week, we ran the #KANbiz hashtag project on Instagram to celebrate business aviation at NBAA 2014. Here are our favorites from the images submitted to the contest:   Join us on our Instagram @KingAirNation each week to participate in each proje

Wheels Up Announces Operations In Texas With Expansion of King Air 350i Program Beginning November 1st

Wheels Up, the leading membership-based private aviation company, just announced it will commence Beechcraft King Air 350i operations in Texas and the surrounding areas beginning November 1, 2014. The Company will base aircraft in Houston and Da

BLR Announces Certified Performance Improvements for Winglet-Equipped King Airs

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a Flight Manual Supplement that certifies significant performance improvements for King Air 200 aircraft equipped with Winglet Systems from BLR Aerospace. The certified data shows up to a 30 perc

Gama Aviation Supports More Than 40 Flights a Day for Wheels Up

Gama Aviation’s US subsidiary Gama Charters Inc. is marking a successful 12 months as the operating partner of Wheels Up, a membership-based US private aviation company.  Since flights commenced at the end of October 2013, Gama Charters Inc. has

Nextant Exhibits At NBAA 2014

Nextant Aerospace is participating in the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Convention and Exhibition this week in Orlando, Florida. Their static display features the 400XTi jet and a fully functional cockpit mock-up of the Nextant

Rockwell Collins Introduces New ARINCDirect

Rockwell Collins today introduced its new ARINCDirect suite of flight support services for business aviation. The new ARINCDirect consolidates and integrates the company’s former Ascend Flight Information Solutions and ARINC Direct services into one