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Gama Aviation, Wheels Up and Beechcraft Revitalize US Business Aviation Market With King Air 350i Offering

Gama Aviation’s US subsidiary Gama Charters Inc., Beechcraft and Wheels Up, the revolutionary membership-based US private aviation company, announce the delivery of the 16th Beechcraft King Air 350i for the Wheels Up program.  The unique collabo

App Puts Travel Risk Management At Your Fingertips

MedAire Trip Ready now Available for Apple iPhoneTravel risk management advice and assistance is now available on your iPhone. MedAire’s popular app, Trip Ready, provides important travel safety information for pilots and crew.Previously available on

Textron Releases First Quarter Financial Report, Addresses Acquisition of Beechcraft

Textron released their first quarter financial report on May 1, 2014 and it shows results below what analysts had forecasted, specifically: First-quarter revenue was $2.85 billion vs. the estimated $3.03 billion Adjusted earnings were $0.36 per shar

BLR Aerospace Receives FAA Certification for LED Lighting Upgrade for King Air

Announced yesterday here at EBACE 2014, BLR Aerospace has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval of its LED Lighting System for installation on King Air 90s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. The FAA-certified advanced light-emitting

Beechcraft King Air Continues to Grow in Europe, Middle East and Africa

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2014 – Beechcraft announced today at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) that the fleet of Beechcraft King Air twin-engine turboprops registered in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has su

Unified Textron Aviation presence at EBACE with Beechcraft

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 19, 2014 – The strong brands of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) – Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker – will be unified for the first time publicly with a display of nine aircraft at the European

CenTex Aerospace Receives EASA Approval of the HALO 250 Increased Gross Weight Conversion for King Air 200

Waco, Texas – CenTex Aerospace, Inc. now has European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of the Halo 250 increased gross weight conversion for the King Air 200 series airplanes. The Halo 250 conversion unlocks an additional 920 pounds of payload

Winner Aviation Upgrades King Air B100 Based at YNG

Winner Aviation’s King Air B100 recently completed a two-month renovation including new exterior paint, refurbished interior and communication and navigational avionics upgrades. Based at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, the newly refurbished

KingAirNation Bound for EBACE 2014

Media Contacts: Danny Carpenter — danny@kingairnation.com J.C. Hiatt — jc@kingairnation.comGENEVA, Switzerland (May 14, 2014) — KingAirNation (KAN) is preparing for its second attendance at EBACE 2014 next week.  Following last year’s atte

King Air Research Aircraft

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Meteorology Department on the Prescott, AZ campus recently concluded a 2-week research program using the University of Wyoming’s Beechcraft King Air 200T (N2UW). The UW King Air is a specially instrumented atmos

How the King Air 90 Morphed into the C90

Beechcraft has manufactured six different King Air models with the King Air 90 being the first model, appearing in 1964, after three years of design and test flights. The 90 is also the smallest of the fleet. From the beginning, the aircraft was iden

Raisbeck Swept Props, Here’s What Swayed Me

I’m careful when it comes to upgrading my aircraft.  Enhancements have to “earn” their way onto the ship by providing increased range, speed, payload, capability, or safety. Our Beechcraft King Air C90, LJ-1868, was due for a phase inspection in Febr