News & Articles

Hawker Beechcraft Disclosure Statement Approved by Bankruptcy Court

Hawker Beechcraft’s Disclosure Statement filed in conjunction with the company’s Joint Plan of Reorganization has been approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. You may recall from Hawker Beechcraft’s pre-NBAA pre

KingAirNation Video Tutorials Coming Soon

KingAirNation Video Tutorials Coming Soon Hello KingAir Lovers! We will be rolling out some exciting new things over the next couple of months! Among the first of these, we are happy to announce a new series of video tutorials on various subjects, s

Aviation Fabricators Receives Aft Jump Seat Approval for Beechcraft B300 & B300c (350)

Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) recently announced they received Indonesian approval for the installation of their STC approved KingAir aft jump seat kits in B300 and B300C aircraft. AvFab had already received EASA approval for installation of the seats

SkyBOOKS Introduces Portfolio Risk Manager

  SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and affiliate of Bell Helicopter, announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) annual meeting and convention the launch of its new finance risk mitigation tool, the Portfolio Ri

Pratt & Whitney Canada Announces Limited Time Offer for Engine Diagnostics System

Benefits include: Reduced pilot workload. Reliable and timely data collection allows for early detection of issues to reduce unnecessary costs and downtime. Equips you to predict an issue quickly and schedule a maintenance solution with little or n

Hawker Beechcraft to Provide Next Generation LED Landing & Taxi Lights for King Air Aircraft

ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 30, 2012) – Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) today announced it has teamed with Astronics Corporation, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Luminescent Systems Inc., to provide new light emitting diode (LED) land

Hawker Beechcraft Conducts Pre-NBAA Press Release in Orlando

 Hawker Beechcraft conducted a pre-NBAA press release on Monday morning in Orlando. Bill Boisture, a chairman of HBC, kicked off the press release, stating that in the midst of HBC’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that the company is “continuing busine

Smyrna Air Center Arrives at NBAA 2012 with First Power90-Converted King Air C90

Smyrna Air Center will be having a big week this week. The Tennessee-based company is arriving at NBAA 2012 in Orlando with the first ever “Power90” KingAir C90. The company will be showcasing the world’s first Power90 conversion this week at their S

Pratt & Whitney Canada and PT6Nation Announce Plans for NBAA 2012

Pratt & Whitney Canada and PT6Nation plan to be very active during this year’s NBAA convention in Orlando, FL. Pratt & Whitney, along with PT6Nation, will be located at booth #3160 during the event.  The PT6Nation kiosk will be located in the Pratt

First Touch-Screen Primary Flight Displays Takes Off at Rockwell Collins

  Today was a huge day for Rockwell Collins.  Flight tests began for its most recent configuration of Pro Line Fusion® featuring a touch-screen flight display.  Today’s news is groundbreaking because it would be the industry’s first touch-screen prim