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King Air Safety: An Impressive Record

The final week of October 2014 was a poignant time for aviators in the Sunflower State. On Halloween, many of them gathered to mourn Mark Goldstein, the pilot who was killed when his Beechcraft B200 Super King Air crashed into a training building nea

AvFab Receives Indian Approval For Stretcher Kit  Installation For King Air C90 Series Aircraft

Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) recently announced they have received STC approval on their Stretcher Kit for the C90 King Air series aircraft. The stretcher kit provides an operator with the option of transporting an ill or injured patient, and is idea

Nextant To Exhibit At NBAA 2014

Nextant Aerospace, maker of the forthcoming Nextant G90XT turboprop, just announced that it will participate in the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Convention and Exhibition taking place October 21–23, 2014 in Orlando, Florida. T

First FAA Certificate Issued To a Danish MRO Facility Since 2008

Scandinavian Aircraft Technologies (ScanTech) has been certified by The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the first MRO in Denmark since August 2008. It was six years ago when FAA was legally prohibited from issuing new foreign repair station

King Air B200 Flies Critical Care Medical Flights

EagleMed LLC has recently added a medically configured King Air B200 to its new medical transport operation in the Houston, Texas, area.  The company flies critical care medical flights throughout south Texas and also plans to fly internationally int

Luma Technologies Announces Significant C90 Upgrades

Luma Technologies Adds C90 Variant To Its Line of Certified LED Caution/Warning Panels for King Air Luma Technologies continues to see strong interest and growing sales of its LumatechTM line of LED Caution/Warning Panels for King Air aircraft. With

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

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

iFlightPlanner Releases Version 2.0 of iPad App

On April 1, popular flight planning solution app iFlightPlanner announced its much anticipated release of iFlightPlanner for iPad v2.0. iFlightPlanner is reporting countless enhancements to the pilot experience throughout the app, as well as more int

KingAir – King of the Cold Part II – [Op-Ed]

In part I of this two part series, we questioned how your experience has been in cold weather operations.  We touched on the effect it can have on your airframe and your engines. Preparations needed to avoid various issues are important. As we all kn

Life Limited to Life Unlimited – Cold Working: Part 2 [Op-Ed]

Back in January, we introduced you to a Beechcraft King Air Spar Inspection Program that could save you considerable time and money. In part two of this series, we’d like to walk you through cold working, a process needed due to wing spar fatigue.Wha

KingAir – King of the Cold (Part 1) [Op-Ed]

How has your experience been in cold weather operations? Most of us have not had the chance to train in these situations or become aware of the various pitfalls and preparations needed to avoid issues. Among the most seasoned pilots out there, this m