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Garmin D2 Watch Winner!

Our recent survey was a huge success and we owe it all to you guys!  As a thank you, we threw your names in a hat for the incredible new Garmin D2 Watch!Congratulations to the winner, Mr. Alex Abad from Manhattan, Beach California.  We had

Winner Aviation – Both a Legacy and a Powerhouse Today

Conveniently located mid-way between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, Winner Aviation is based at the Youngstown-Warren Regional airport in Northeast Ohio.  Winner Aviation operates a full service FBO, MRO, and Private Charter Department with over 85,0

Greenwich AeroGroup Merges Two of Its Business Units

WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 12, 2014 – Greenwich AeroGroup announced today that it will merge Matrix Aviation in Wichita, Kan., with its sister company Professional Aviation Associates in Atlanta, Ga., to build a stronger, more efficient business able to mee

Beechcraft Corp. Announces First Year Success as Standalone Company

Beechcraft Corp. announced this week a 64 percent increase in 2013 aircraft deliveries with a total of 205 commercial Beechcraft products delivered during the 2013 year.  This is compared to 125 in 2012.The King Air line, which rose from 89 in 2

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