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Pro Line Fusion Touch Upgrade Expected to Land in King Air’s by December

The King Air is no stranger to innovative technology, and Rockwell Collins is making sure that remains true by introducing King Air to the touchscreen world.Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion Touch is an upgrade that technology savvy pilots will

Good as New for One-Half the Cost

Blackhawk Modifications Inc., continues to see steady growth and interest in turboprop aircraft upgrades and refurbishments.  More powerful engines, advanced avionics, aerodynamic improvements – all can be added to existing airframes thru the Su

Hashtag Project: Last Week’s Spotlight: #KANbiz

Last week, we ran the #KANbiz hashtag project on Instagram to celebrate business aviation at NBAA 2014. Here are our favorites from the images submitted to the contest:   Join us on our Instagram @KingAirNation each week to participate in each proje

Wheels Up Announces Operations In Texas With Expansion of King Air 350i Program Beginning November 1st

Wheels Up, the leading membership-based private aviation company, just announced it will commence Beechcraft King Air 350i operations in Texas and the surrounding areas beginning November 1, 2014. The Company will base aircraft in Houston and Da

BLR Announces Certified Performance Improvements for Winglet-Equipped King Airs

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a Flight Manual Supplement that certifies significant performance improvements for King Air 200 aircraft equipped with Winglet Systems from BLR Aerospace. The certified data shows up to a 30 perc

Gama Aviation Supports More Than 40 Flights a Day for Wheels Up

Gama Aviation’s US subsidiary Gama Charters Inc. is marking a successful 12 months as the operating partner of Wheels Up, a membership-based US private aviation company.  Since flights commenced at the end of October 2013, Gama Charters Inc. has

Nextant Exhibits At NBAA 2014

Nextant Aerospace is participating in the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Convention and Exhibition this week in Orlando, Florida. Their static display features the 400XTi jet and a fully functional cockpit mock-up of the Nextant

Rockwell Collins Introduces New ARINCDirect

Rockwell Collins today introduced its new ARINCDirect suite of flight support services for business aviation. The new ARINCDirect consolidates and integrates the company’s former Ascend Flight Information Solutions and ARINC Direct services into one

Rockwell Collins Launches New Fuel Planning Service for Business Aviation Operators

Rockwell Collins just introduced a new fuel planning service unique to the industry that helps business operators determine the optimal amount of fuel to carry on board for multi-leg journeys, an industry practice commonly known as “tankering.”P

Nextant G90XT Takes Off Strongly

Nextant Aerospace just announced that the Nextant G90XT is on schedule to begin customer deliveries in the first quarter of 2015. The aircraft will make its maiden flight early next month and it is expected to fly faster and further than the competit

Beechcraft Completes Nonstop Hawaii Flights With Standard Production Multi-Mission King Air 350ER

Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., just announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that company pilots recently flew a standard production King Air 350ER aircraft nonstop between

Beechcraft King Air 250 Now Offers Factory-Installed Payload Increase

Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., just announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that customers now can order a new Beechcraft King Air 250 with a factory-installed modificatio