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King Air, the Longest-Lived High Efficiency and Low Maintenance Cost Business Aircraft Line

The King Air line of business aircraft has been in continuous production through gradual upgrades since 1964. The first proof of concept model was the model 87, a modified Beachcraft Queen Air. The development of the aircraft proceeded

Beechcraft Delivers T-6C+ trainers, King Air 350ER to Mexican Navy

Beechcraft Corporation today announced it has delivered two Beechcraft T-6C+ military trainers ordered earlier this year to the Mexican Navy Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), as well as one King Air 350ER, the second of four on order, as part of the Mexi

King Air Flying “Eclipses” the Eclipse

A King Air flying across the skies of England had the opportunity to strut its stuff in comparison to the Total Eclipse. Corporate jet writer Alud Davies had the opportunity to stack the two aircraft up against each other while covering a story

ProAdvantage Now Available for Beechcraft King Air Turboprops

Textron Aviation continues to identify best practices between Beechcraft Corporation and Cessna Aircraft Company since the integration of both companies began in March. As a result of that initiative, Beechcraft Corporation announced today at the Lat

Textron Aviation Remains Bullish On Latin American Market

For the past few years, the market for business aviation in Latin America has been one of the largest in the world for both Beechcraft Corporation and Cessna Aircraft Company. Now that both companies have come together under the banner of Textron Avi

Customs and Border Patrol in the Market for King Air Surveillance Aircrafts

The U.S. Government recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding Multi-role Enforcement Aircraft (MEA) which could mean an order for up to 40 new surveillance aircraft for Textron. While the RFI is only a beginning to a large process of

BendixKing Announces AeroVue Integrated Flight Deck for King Air at EAA AirVenture 2014

UPDATE: Check out our private demo of the AeroVue avionics system: BendixKing, a division of Honeywell, announced the launch of AeroVue™, a complete cockpit retrofit solution for King Air.  The Integrated Flight Deck (IFD) is inspired and engineered

Nextant Aerospace Selects Parker Wheels and Brakes for King Air G90XT Program

Parker Aerospace’s Aircraft Wheel & Brake Division was selected earlier this month by Nextant Aerospace based in Cleveland, Ohio, to provide its STC-approved wheel and brake conversion kit for the Nextant Aerospace King Air G90XT Remanufactured Turbo

Beechcraft Celebrates KingAir Milestones at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh

Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc. celebrates two important King Air milestones this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh – the 50th year of King Air production, as well as the first anniversary of a record-breaking order from Wh

Blackhawk Modifications Announces 500th Engine Upgrade on a Super King Air B200 at EAA Oshkosh AirVenture

Blackhawk Modifications, Inc., a leading provider of new engine Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) upgrades for single- and twin-engine turboprop aircraft, has announced the installation of its 500th new engine upgrade, a key milestone in the compan

Nextant Aerospace Unveils King Air G90XT Cockpit Mockup at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014

Update: Check out this video of the  unveiling: // Post by KingAirNation. Nextant Aerospace unveiled the cockpit mockup of their remanufactured King Air G90XT at the GE Aviation booth at EAA on Monday. Attendees at the unveiling were the first to

From Orphan to Belle of the Ball

Cutter Aviation has been in business since 1928 as an FBO. They’ve seen a lot and done a lot, but for awhile they were scratching their heads over what to do with the N48AZ, a 1971 KingAir C90. She was abandoned by her owner at the Phoenix Sky Harbor