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Chef Amanda Freitag to Provide Cooking and Tasting Experience for King Air Gathering Companions

Textron Aviation is excited to bring in Chef Amanda Freitag for a cooking demonstration and tasting experience for the King Air Gathering Companions! The two hour session will finish with an interactive Q&A with Amanda herself.Born and raised in New

King Air in Paradise - Spotting at Great Harbour Cay, Berry Island, Bahamas (MYBG) - Community Spotlight Photos Feature

We continue our Community Spotlight Photo series with the exceptionally talented Calvin Pinder Jr., who goes by @ghcspotter on Instagram. Pinder, a teenager greatly interested in aviation, is based at Great Harbour Cay (GHC), Berry Island (MYBG)

King Air Gathering 2023 Auction Update: BLR Aerospace Contributes Whisper Prop Set, Winglets

We mentioned in our feature article concerning the King Air Gathering 2023 Auction that there would be incredible items up for auction. Well, in an impressive act of generosity, platinum sponsor BLR Aerospace has contributed two exceptional item

Why the Evolution to Propellers with More Blades?

The following article was written by Martin Albrecht (President, MT Propellers). Albrecht will be speaking at 3:30pm on Friday, April 14th about MT Propellers at King Air Gathering 2023.With the improvement in materials and Computational Fluid D

King Air Gathering 2023 Auction: Awesome Items, Great Fun, and a Good Cause

We continue to draw closer to King Air Gathering 2023, taking place April 12-14 in St. Augustine, Florida. A highlight of the conference will be a special live auction, exclusive to on-site attendees that will take place April 13th, Thursday eve

Textron Aviation Financial Results Q4: Positive Growth

Textron Inc. has released the company's fourth quarter 2022 financial results and things are looking positive. Full year 2022 income from continuing operations was $4.01 per share up from $3.30 in 2021. “2022 was a strong year at Textron with so

King Air 260 (T-54A) Chosen to Replace T-44C Navy Trainer Aircraft, Contract Options Go Up to $677.2 Million

The U.S. Navy has awarded Textron Aviation a single, firm-fixed-price contract to develop the T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft. The base contract is for $113.1 million for 10 aircraft. Total contract value which includes base and co

CAE Awarded Continued Fixed-Wing Flight Training Service Contract with U.S. Army

CAE Defense & Security announced this month that it has been awarded the competitive re-compete for Fixed-Wing Flight Training Service by the United States Army. The contract provides initial and recurrent training for over 600 U.S. Army and U.S. Air

IS&S ThrustSense Autothrottle Receives King Air G1000 Equipped STC Approval

Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) announced this month it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its ThrustSense Autothrottle for installation on Beechcraft King Air 200 and 300 aircra

PWI Entry Door LED Light For Beechcraft King Air Granted FAA PMA Approval

PWI has announced the company has received FAA PMA approval for the LED Entry Door Light for Beechcraft King Air 200, B200/250, 300, B300/350 twin turboprops. When the passenger cabin door is lowered, the LED light illuminates the ground below t

Blackhawk Aerospace Sells Majority Ownership to New State Aviation Holdings

Blackhawk Aerospace has announced that majority ownership has been sold to New State Aviation Holdings. The aviation-focused platform is part of the middle-market private equity company - New State Capital Partners.The acquisition complements New St

King Air Spotting in Paraná and Santa Catarina, Brazil - Community Spotlight Photos Feature

In this Community Spotlight feature, we are showcasing Anilton Jr. (Instagram: anilton_jr1). Based in Brazil, Anilton came to our attention from his consistently amazing photos of King Air. His photos are taken at José Cleto Airport (A