Garmin Delivers 1,000th King Air Retrofitted With G1000 Avionics On Oct. 6, Garmin celebrated the delivery of its 1,000th G1000 integrated flight deck retrofit for Beechcraft King Air aircraft. The milestone occurred on a U.S. Army C-12 Huron, which was upgraded by Stevens Aerospace and Defense with G1000 NXi and Garmin Autothrottle. “Reaching 1,000 King…
These are just a few of the descriptions of Tom Clements that were shared online as news spread about his death Oct. 19 at age 81. Tom flew and instructed in King Airs for more than 50 years, starting as a ground and flight instructor at Beech Aircraft Corporation in 1972, continuing through his own…
Photos courtesy of University of Wyoming Editor’s note: King Air magazine featured the University of Wyoming’s King Air fleet in a January 2018 article titled “For Science’s Sake.” The University of Wyoming announced recently that it received a $14.8 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant that will provide operation and maintenance funding for the new…
Canada Approves 7-Blade Silent Prop for King Air 300 Series MT-Propeller has received Transport Canada Civil Aviation STC SA26-78 for the installation of the 7-bladed Silent 7 propellers on Beechcraft King Air 300, 300LW, B300 and B300C aircraft powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60As propeller turbines and for the same models powered by PT6A-67A…
Photos courtesy Saskatchewan Air Ambulance Earlier this year, Saskatchewan Air Ambulance celebrated 80 years of delivering emergency medical air transport and care to people across the large, landlocked province in western and central Canada. It is the oldest formally organized, non-military air medical transport program in North America, and likely the second oldest continuously operating…
Photos courtesy Textron Aviation The Armed Forces of Malta has operated Beechcraft King Air maritime patrol aircraft for more than a decade and recently accepted delivery of a factory-new, extended-range Beechcraft King Air 360ER as the force continues standardizing the fixed-wing aircraft of its air component. The Air Wing fleet already includes three King Air…
PWI Expands King Air 90 LED Cabin Lighting to All Aircraft Serial Numbers PWI Inc. has expanded its King Air 90 LED cabin lighting system supplemental type certificate approval to include later serial number King Air 90 aircraft – LJ-1299 and after – so it now encompasses all King Air models and serial numbers under…
Louisiana Governor Signs ADS-B Billing Ban; AOPA Continues Effort Toward National Ban In late June, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed HB 730 into law, joining the growing number of states moving to stop the use of ADS-B, a safety technology, to collect fees from pilots. In a news release, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
Photos courtesy Textron Aviation Five Beechcraft King Air turboprops participated in the ninth Special Olympics Airlift to support the Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota, where children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities compete in Olympic-type sports on a national level. Led by Cessna and Beechcraft and organized by Textron Aviation, approximately 130 Beechcraft,…
FAA Airworthiness Directive 2026-15-05: Wing Structure Effective date: Aug. 10, 2026 Applicability: This AD applies to Textron Aviation Inc. Model B300 and B300C airplanes, certificated in any category, identified in Textron Mandatory Service Letter MTL-57-04, Revision 1, dated March 27, 2025, including airplanes identified below, except for any airplane that has had a wing evaluation…