News & Articles

King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-03

(In case you missed one, we will be posting a King Air Communique each Monday from the past several months) In March of 2016, Beechcraft released King Air Series Model Communiqué MC KA-2016-03. Included ATA’s: ATA 05 – Flammable-Liquid-Carrying Hoses

King Air Communique Look – MC KA-2016-04

(Upon talking to Textron reps at a recent conference, we learned that often times communiques get overlooked. We will be publishing communiques that have been released over the past several months each Monday.)In April of 2016, Beechcraft released Ki

King Air Communique MC KA-2016-05 (Affects Multiple Systems/Subsystems)

(May 2016) Beechcraft has released King Air Series Model Communiqué MC KA-2016-05. Included ATA’s: ATA 20 – Leading Edge Erosion Tape ATA 28 – Wet Wing Fuel Probe Harness Lock-O-Seal E90/F90/100/B100/200 Series/300 Series ATA 31 – King Air Fusion

Vector Aerospace Introduces Flat Rate PT6A Overhauls

Vector Aerospace, an independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced the introduction of flat rate overhauls for PT6A-21, -27, -28, -41, -42 and -114 engine variants, as a part of P&WC’s PT6SMARTTM Maintena

U.S. Textron Aviation Service Centers Complete Expanded Certifications

Textron Aviation announced yesterday (Jan. 28th) that it has attained new certifications allowing each U.S. company-owned service center to support the Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker brands.“We are committed to fostering relationships with our custome

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

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,

Your King Air Cabin Should Be Up To 26° Cooler Than Outside Air Temps – Is Yours?

Written by EFA How regular maintenance will keep your a/c running through the hot summer monthsSummer is here and in addition to the typical seasonal maintenance checks, it’s time to make sure your aircraft’s air conditioning (a/c) system is rea

English Field Aviation Details Newly Launched Charity Flight Exchange Program

In a recent press release, EFA (English Field Aviation) detailed their new Charity Flight Exchange program. The aim of the program is to give back to the aviation community and support King Air pilots that are engaged in charitable flying. “Our compa

Pro Star Aviation Becomes Newest Raisbeck Engineering Dealer and Names a New Director of Maintenance

Pro Star Aviation has recently made two big announcements: last week they announced they had become Raisbeck Engineering’s newest authorized dealer and this week it was announced that Christopher Mancini had been selected as their new Director of Mai

Textron Aviation Structural Repair Team Update

Wichita, KS – With the recent restructuring of Beechcraft and Cessna under the auspice of Textron Aviation, there have been some changes to the way service and AOG maintenance is handled. One of the most recent changes was the coordination of the Cus

King Air Technical Updates 2015

Bob Godshall, the manager of Textron Aviation’s Turboprop Product Support, provided technical updates to all of Textron Aviation’s currently supported aircraft types at their recent Customer Conference. Following Textron’s recent restr