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Beechcraft Display at Singapore Airshow to Feature Broad Range of Products

Asia Pacific region one of company’s largest special mission markets outside the U.S. Beechcraft Corporation and its international distributor, Hawker Pacific, will display a special mission Beechcraft King Air® 350ER, a commercial King Air® 250 and th

A Letter from James Raisbeck

On January 20, 2014, Beechcraft Corp. celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its King Air® model 90 with a flight of three King Air® models flying over Beech Field.For 32 of those 50 years, Raisbeck Engineering has been dedicated t

Pro Star Aviation Announces FAA Approval of King Air® AV200 STC

Pro Star Aviation Announces FAA Approval of STC SA00330BO for the Installation of the Cobham SATCOM AVIATOR 200 SwiftBroadband System with WiFi for King Air® 200 and 300 series aircraft.Pro Star Aviation, LLC is pleased to announce it has received Fed

KingAirNation Launches New Website, Prepares for New Features to Come

Hello Nation! We’ve been buzzing on social media in recent weeks about some exciting things we have been working on!  Today, we are excited to unveil a completely rebuilt website just for you! Our new design features more of a traditional news-style

First Customer Installation and Flight of Raisbeck King Air® C90 Swept Blade Turbofan Props

January 31, 2014 – Seattle, Wash. – Deliveries of the Raisbeck/Hartzell Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers for the Beechcraft King Air® C90/E90 began January 1, 2014. Authorized Dealer, Bob Finke at International Propellers, didn’t waste any time selling

Big Change in Europe for King Air® Type Rating Delivery and Recurrent Training [Op-Ed]

Since April 2013, EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) now requires the use of an approved FSTD (Flight Simulation Training Devise) or FFS (Full Flight Simulator) in order to deliver or revalidate a Complex Aircraft Type Rating. This rule is now wr

Enter to WIN a Garmin D2 Pilot Watch from KingAirNation!

Howdy Nation! Some of you may have seen a post we made on Facebook yesterday, and you may have already entered to win!  High fives!  We’ve been overwhelmed by the response we have already received since just yesterday evening! To make things a bit m

Life Limited to Life Unlimited – A King Air® Inspection Program You Need to Know About

Today, with over 7,000 Beechcraft King Airs manufactured, we are naturally seeing a lot of higher timed aircraft in for maintenance. In just the last three to four years we have seen over 40 King Airs come through our shop with between 6,000 to 13,00

Elliott Aviation Certifies STC for Mid-Continent’s MD302 Standyby Attitude Module

The MD302 will be standard in all of Elliott Aviation’s future Garmin G1000 Installations.Elliott Aviation, a leader in a diverse range of business aviation services, today announced the FAA has certified the supplemental type certificate (STC) for M

An Overview of All Your Beechcraft King Air® Maintenance Options [Op-Ed]

When it comes to maintaining your aircraft, there are many choices available that can serve you and your requirements but what is not a choice, is the requirements of the FAR’s and the aircraft manufacturer.What is the best option for you and your ai

Beechcraft Celebrates 50th Anniversary of King Air®’s First Flight

On this day in 1964, thousands gathered at Beech Field in Wichita, Kansas, for something very exciting — the take-off of the King Air® Model 90 prototype in an FAA-approved accelerated flight test program. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the King

Aviation Photography Tips – Exterior

If you currently have a Beechcraft King Air® for sale or lease, or even available for charter flights, have you thought about the types of images you want in your marketing campaign?  Unfortunately, within the aviation or general aviation market, bran