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King Air Photographs Shock Waves of Supersonic Jets

NASA has taken a Beechcraft B200 King Air, installed two state-of-the-art high speed cameras on it, and utilized a modern version of a 150-year-old German photography technique to capture and study the shock waves produced by supersonic jets in fligh

Wheels Up 35th King Air Is Pink – Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

Wheels Up had a special ceremony to commemorate its 35th Beechcraft King Air delivered today of the 105 they’ve ordered. The King Air 350i sports a unique pink paint scheme that will support the Dublin Breast Center at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New

Stevens Aviation Now Installing CMD ADS-B Equipment

Stevens Aviation announced in a recent press release that they have began scheduling appointments for installation of CMD Flight Solutions ADS-B OUT equipment for business aircraft equipped with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 and 21 flight decks. Instal

Pro Star Aviation Acquires A New Asset in Purchase of HL Tooling

Pro Star Aviation recently announced the purchase of HL Tooling LLC; a precision machining company formerly located in Northwood, NH. HL Tooling LLC has been renamed Pro Star Precision Machining and will be located in a newly renovated 14,000 square

The Paperless Cockpit: Executive Airshare Moves To iPad Mini EFB

Executive Airshare, the U.S.’s largest regional fractional aircraft ownership company announced in a recent press release that it has received FAA authorization to use the Apple iPad Mini as an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB). This move establishes paper

GE Aviation Considering Building U.S. Turboprop Nextgen Engine Facility

We have covered the Nextant G90XT which features GE’s H-series turboprop engines at length; and the popularity and efficiency of the engine has GE management considering creating a U.S. based overhaul facility. “As the fleet size grows we are serious

Membership Charter Service Rise Increases Scheduled Flights

Dallas-based membership charter service Rise has expanded its operation in the Texas Triangle area by adding eight additional scheduled flights between Houston and Austin. Service began last month with Dallas-Houston and Dallas-Austin routes. Monarch

Textron Aviation Approves Authorization of TAM Service Center in Brazil

Textron Aviation announced this week at the Latin America Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (LABACE) it had approved longtime channel partner TAM Aviação Executive’s (TAM) service center for Beechcraft King Air turboprops located in Jundiai,

Oklahoma Air National Guard Unit Transitions to MC-12W

Talk about a paradigm shift! It was recently announced in an Air Force Public Affairs release that an Oklahoma Air National Guard unit, the 137th Air Refueling Wing (soon to be renamed), has began training with the MC-12W in a transition from being a

Textron Aviation Looks to Show New Single Turboprop at Oshkosh 2016

A single-engine turboprop concept that was originally created by former Hawker Beechcraft Corp. is being revisited by Textron Aviation. Beechcraft initially announced the plan in 2012, but it was shelved due to the company’s financial turmoil at the

FlightSafety Building King Air 350 Simulator Equipped with Pro Line Fusion

In a recent press release, FlightSafety announced they are building a full flight simulator for the King Air 350 aircraft. The new FlightSafety FS1000 simulator will feature the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system.“FlightSafet

Textron Aviation 2nd Quarter: Revenues Down but Profits Up

In their 2nd quarter earnings report, Textron Inc. announced that revenues in the quarter were $3.2 billion, down 7.4 percent compared to $3.5 billion in the second quarter of 2014. Textron profits for the quarter was $306 million, up $2 million from