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An Overview of All Your Beechcraft King Air Maintenance Options [Op-Ed]

When it comes to maintaining your aircraft, there are many choices available that can serve you and your requirements but what is not a choice, is the requirements of the FAR’s and the aircraft manufacturer.What is the best option for you and your ai

Hampton Aviation – King Air Maintenance in Arkansas

Hampton Aviation sits at the foot of the beautiful Ouachita Mountains in Mena, Arkansas, home to roughly 6,000 of the nation’s friendliest people. Originally founded by Fred Hampton in 1965, Hampton Aviation was purchased by Greg D. Davis, an entrep

Maintenance Tracking: Safety, Efficiency, & Cost Savings

What is Maintenance Tracking?All aircraft have a maintenance schedule developed by the manufacturer that designates what inspections and part replacements are required, and when they need to be completed.  Often these requirements come due by ca

Lighting the King Air Family Since 1970

Have you ever thought about how the interior cabin lighting came about in the Beechcraft King Air, how it has changed and where it will be going?PWI Inc., based in Wichita, Kansas, developed the first 28VDC (volts direct current) Fluorescent Lighting

Dallas Airmotive Unveils New Logo and Communications Channels

Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation company, unveiled its new company logo at the opening of the NBAA 2013 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. The new logo creatively represents the morphing of spinning turbine engine blades into the shape of a P

Time to Replace Your King Air Windscreen?

Whether it is from foreign object damage (FOD), sensor or heater failure, water intrusion, delimitation or any number of other reasons, sooner or later practically every King Air operator is going to be faced with the need to replace the aircraft’s w

Why Plane Maintenance Is So Important

There is no denying that plane maintenance is one of the most critical aspects of plane ownership. In fact, the FAA places so much importance on plane safety that they require a thorough aviation maintenance and inspection process for every 100 hour

King Air News – NBAA 2013 Day 3

The 2013 NBAA Convention completed Thursday as another successful event in the books. With over 1,100 exhibitors and 25,425 people in attendance, countless King Air related businesses expressed high hopes for the near future and 2014.As we planned to

FlyRight Partners with Global Jet Services to Provide King Air Maintenance Training

FlyRight, the leading provider dedicated to King Air pilot training, has partnered with Global Jet Services to provide King Air maintenance training services. FlyRight currently provides initial and recurrent pilot training for the King Air 90/100/2

King Air News – NBAA 2013 Day 2

Most know that NBAA’s Convention is the world’s largest and most important aviation event dedicated to business aviation and NBAA does a great job at giving thanks to its supporters, members and exhibitors. The face-to-face interaction at these confe

Nextant Aerospace Elects GE’s H80 Engine for G90XT King Air

GE Aviation announced today during Day 2 of NBAA 2013 that Nextant Aerospace has selected GE’s H80 engine as the engine to power it’s G90XT aircraft, a model built upon ideas for enhancing the existing King Air C90 aircraft.  The company also announ

Beechcraft and Pratt & Whitney Canada Sign Major Engine Service Agreement to Support Wheels Up King Air 350i Fleet

PT6A-60A engines will be enrolled in world-class Gold Eagle Service™ Plan LAS VEGAS (Oct. 21, 2013) – Beechcraft Corporation today announced at the 2013 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition that it has signed a long-term engine service agr