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…
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…
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…
Garmin Brings SmartCharts to Garmin Pilot Web Garmin’s aviation charting solution SmartCharts is now available for Garmin Pilot Web, the avionics manufacturer’s flight planning website that complements its mobile app. SmartCharts provides pilots with a simplified and intuitive experience by producing clear and relevant data to depict a chart tailored for their specific flight operation.…
New Melbourne Service Facility at MEB Expands Textron Aviation’s Support in Australia Textron Aviation announced in early May its new service facility at Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) in Melbourne, Australia, is open and offering factory-direct support for the more than 1,400 Beechcraft, Cessna and Hawker aircraft operating across the Asia-Pacific region. The purpose-built facility more…
Garmin Adds Airport and FBO Comments Feature to Garmin Pilot Garmin recently announced a new feature for Garmin Pilot Web and iOS platforms: Airport and FBO Comments. This feature allows pilots to leave comments and reviews on airport facilities as well as fixed base operators globally so that other pilots can be better informed of…
Garmin has added 15 new approaches and 10 new airports – Long Beach, California (KLGB), and San Jose, California (KSJC), among others – to the Guided Visual Approaches database designed in collaboration with Hughes Aerospace and offered for purchase through flyGarmin.com. The new additions bring the total to 46 visual approaches in 36 challenging airport…
Textron Aviation has integrated Sensos Smart Labels into its parts distribution process, offering customers the option to purchase access to real-time location data and shipment status updates for select parts orders. The Sensos labels are available for purchase for orders through the Textron Aviation Parts website at ww2.txtav.com/parts. The labels are lightweight, wireless trackers that…
News Roundup from NBAA-BACE Here’s a recap of news releases issued during the 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition held in mid-October in Las Vegas. King Air to Receive Next-Generation Fuel Quantity Indication System Raisbeck Engineering, Inc. and CiES Inc. announced a new agreement to bring a modern, highly reliable fuel quantity indication system…
Corporate Angel Network Expands to Include King Airs The nonprofit started in 1981 with a King Air flight In 1981, Leonard Greene donated use of his company’s Beechcraft King Air to transport an 18-year-old patient back home to Detroit for Christmas after receiving treatment at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Greene was the…