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NBAA 2015: BendixKing’s Announces New Early Advantage Pricing Program for AeroVue for King Air 200

BendixKing, a division of Honeywell Aerospace, has announced an Early Advantage program for buyers of its AeroVue integrated flight deck for the Beechcraft King Air 200. The Early Advantage program will offer promotional pricing f

NBAA 2015: Raisbeck/Hartzell New Swept Blade Props On Display

On display this week at NBAA 2015 are the new four-blade aluminum and five-blade structural composite props developed for the King Air 350 in a joint effort by Hartzell Propellers and Raisbeck Engineering. Both versions of the props will be on displa

NBAA 2015: Commuter Air Technology Introduces New Endurance Upgrades for King Air B300

Commuter Air Technology (CAT) headquartered in Oklahoma City, has introduced its Maximum Endurance (ME) upgrades for the King Air B300 aircraft during the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Las Vegas. The upgrades have b

NBAA 2015: GE Launches New Engine to Power Textron’s New Single-Engine Turboprop

GE Aviation today unveiled its all-new turboprop engine, which has been selected by Textron Aviation to power its single engine turboprop (SETP). Textron Aviation and GE made the announcement aircraft-engine pairing today at the National Bu

Garmin and Pratt & Whitney Partner To Offer New King Air Upgrade Incentives

In a press release today, Garmin International and Pratt & Whitney announced new incentives to provide King Air aircraft owners/operators with savings on the G1000 Integrated Flight Deck and qualifying P&WC engine upgrades. King Air 300/350 aircraft

The King Air Nation Website Receives an Overhaul

As you can tell by looking at the site today, www.kingairnation.com has had a major revamp. Websites, much like that special King Air in your life, need to be brought into the shop every once and a while to receive an overhaul. So what’s new? Updates

Textron to Feature King Air 350ER at Dubai Airshow 2015

Textron announced plans yesterday to bring its divisions Bell Helicopter, Textron AirLand, Textron Aviation Inc. and Textron Systems to the fourteenth Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from November 8-12. Experts will be on hand from each

Ethiopia’s First Air Ambulance is a King Air 350

East African Aviation, a fledgling private airline in Ethiopia, imported a King Air 350 last month to serve as the first air ambulance service the country has ever had. The plane was purchased at a cost of 2.5 million dollars and outfitted with more

Armed Forces of Malta Purchase a Third King Air B200

On October 27th, 2015, the Armed Forces of Malta released a press release announcing the signing of a contract for the provision of a third King Air B200 funded by the EU 2014-2020 Internal Security Funds (ISF). The contract was signed in the presenc

Textron Aviation Revenues Up $79 Million in 3rd Quarter

Textron Inc. announced in their 3rd quarter earnings report that revenues in the quarter were $3.2 billion, down 7.3 percent compared to $3.4 billion in the third quarter of 2014. Textron profits for the quarter was $312 million, up $19 million from

Navajo Nation Secures $20 Million Loan for King Air Purchases

On October 20th of this week, the Navajo Nation Council voted 13-5 to secure a $20 million loan that will enable the purchase of three King Air jets. Additionally, a portion of the loan will be used to pay for pilot training, warranties and maintenan

Fighting Rabies With King Air

Biologists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been using King Air aircraft contracted through Dynamics Aviation to control the spread of rabies among wildlife, especially raccoons. The practice occurs across multiple eastern states in the U