OSHKOSH, Wis. — BendixKing, a division of Honeywell Aerospace, has tapped Western Aircraft in Boise, Idaho, to install the new BendixKing AeroVue integrated flight deck for a Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft. This installation will then serve as the certification basis aircraft for the Supplemental Type Certificate of the AeroVue product on the King Air B200 […]
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G1000 upgrade now available for King Air
Garmin reports new capabilities for the G1000 on the King Air C90 are available through the latest software upgrade. The latest update offers new features including NextGen components such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) compliance and user-defined holding patterns. New NextGen features include: Barometric Vertical Navigation (Baro-VNAV) approach capability; ADS-B Out Compliance; and Area Navigation (RNAV) capability that includes […]
Textron Aviation expands King Air service
WICHITA, Kansas – Textron Aviation reports its company-owned service centers in Sacramento, California; Mesa, Arizona; and Paris, France, have gained certification for Beechcraft King Air 90-, 200- and 300-series aircraft service and repair. The Sacramento and Mesa facilities are the first Citation service centers in North America to gain FAA authorization for Beechcraft King Air service, opening […]
King Air 250 now with factory-installed payload increase
Officials at Beechcraft report that customers now can order a new Beechcraft King Air 250 with a factory-installed modification that increases the maximum takeoff weight from 12,500 pounds to 13,420 pounds, providing 1,025 pounds of payload with full fuel. “This is an important upgrade that many of our King Air 250 owners have been asking for, […]
Performance upgrades to King Air unveiled
Beechcraft Corporation announced at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention & Exhibition that beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014, the latest model of the King Air C90GTx will offer new standard features that deliver shorter takeoff and landing distances and better handling characteristics. “This is the latest in a long series of continuous […]
Raisbeck unveils EPIC Performance Package for King Airs
SEATTLE — Raisbeck Engineering is unveiling a newly certified EPIC Performance Package for the in-service King Air C90GTx fleet of nearly 150 airplanes. The improved performance comes from Raisbeck’s Swept Blade Turbofan Propellers, combined with Dual Aft Body Strakes, and takes advantage of the low-speed contribution of the factory installed winglets on that specific model, company […]
Raisbeck begins certification testing for King Air composite propellers
Raisbeck Engineering’s latest development in swept-blade propeller technology, the new Composite Swept-Blade 5-way Propeller for the Beechcraft King Air 350 series, has begun FAA certification flight testing at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Raisbeck/Hartzell team completed all ground and flight vibration and governor output pressure surveys Sept. 7. The program began company and FAA certification flight testing […]
ProAdvantage now available for King Airs
Beechcraft will begin offering ProAdvantage product support programs to the global Beechcraft King Air turboprop fleet. ProAdvantage is a legacy support solution, previously exclusively available for Cessna Citation customers, comprised of a number of programs providing life-cycle maintenance and spare part support for aircraft airframes and avionics, engines and, when applicable, auxiliary power units, company […]
BLR Aerospace receives FAA nod for lighting upgrade for King Airs
BLR Aerospace has received FAA approval of its LED Lighting System for installation on King Air 90s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. The FAA-certified advanced light-emitting diode (LED) system is now available for Beechcraft King Air 90s, King Air 200s, King Air 200GTs, King Air 250s, and King Air 300s equipped with BLR Winglet Systems. […]