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Royal New Zealand Air Force to Replace King Air 200s with King Air 350s

New Zealand’s news publication Newsie is reporting that the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be replacing the Beechcraft 200s it currently uses with four leased Hawker Pacific King Air 350s. The first of the four KA350s arrived last year. The

Textron Aviation Customer Conference 2019 Registration Opens

Textron Aviation announced today that registration for this years Textron Aviation Customer Conference 2019 is now open. The event will take place April 29 – May 1 in Wichita, Kansas. Textron Aviation notes that the conference this year will include:

Canada King Air Summit 2019 will Take Place April 25

Canada’s King Air Summit 2019 is a special one day event that will take place on April 25th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The event, hosted and sponsored by Fast Air, is touted as the largest gathering of King Air owners and operators in Canada. The focus of

King Air Featured in Wheels Up Super Bowl Ad

Justin Firestone, Founding Partner at Wheels Up, took to LinkedIn today to post their upcoming Super Bowl commercial. The spot features several Wheels Up ambassador athletes such as Serena Williams and Tom Brady and of course numerous gorgeous shots

Previous Textron Aviation Webinars Now Available for Viewing

Textron Aviation has now provided archives of previous webinars they have hosted, including a trove of King Air technical and informational webinars.The archives can be accessed through the company Customer Access website at www.txtavsupport.com (you

Collins Aerospace selects Hampton Aviation As Authorized Goodrich Deicing System Center

Hampton Aviation announced in a press release this week that the company has been selected by Collins Aerospace as an authorized dealer/installer for its Goodrich de-icing systems. Hampton Aviation has a long successful history of providing extensive

Blackhawk Launches Video Trailer Detailing King Air 350 XP67A Engine+ Upgrade

Blackhawk Modification has released a video trailer detailing their XP67A Engine+ Upgrade with the tagline “The World’s Fastest King Air.” Blackhawk notes that the XP67A delivers a 24% increase in available horsepower over the stock engines, which t

IS&S Is Bringing FADEC-Like Autothrottle to the King Air

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. has announced it will be completing ThrustSense certification of the King Air early 2019 with additional capability including Vmca Mitigation and Hot Start Protection. The FAA certified full regime PC-12 auto

Textron Aviation Q3 2018: Profits up, Deliveries Down on Turboprops

Revenue at Textron Aviation of $1.1 billion dropped 2 percent from last year due to a lower turboprop volume. However, Textron Aviation noted the drop was offset partially due to favorable pricing.The jet division ended flat for the quarter deliverin

Advent Recieves STC for Reduced Take-Off Field Length for King Air B300/B300C

This month, Advent Aircraft Systems received FAA approval of a revision to the Aircraft Flight Manual for King Air B300/B300C aircraft equipped with the Advent eABS. The STC effort was supported by Textron Aviation, who provided the King Air 350i, fl

A Q&A with Thomas Lynn, the New President of Raisbeck Engineering

Congratulations are in order this month as Acorn Growth Companies announced Lynn Thomas as the new president of its portfolio business, Raisbeck Engineering Inc.‚ headquartered in Seattle, Washington.“Since Lynn joined Raisbeck Engineering in the spr

Textron Aviation and King Ranch Launch Special Edition King Air 350i

Textron Aviation announced this month it has joined with King Ranch to launch a special edition of the Beechcraft King Air 350i. Deliveries of the special edition King Ranch King Air 350i are expected to begin in 2019.“We are proud to offer our custo