Page 11 - April 2015 Volume 9, Number 4

Textron Aviation has been expanding its company-owned service network to include authorized King Air maintenance and plans to continue to do so, opening up service options for King Air owners around the world.
and spare part support for aircraft airframes and avionics, engines and, when applicable, auxiliary power units.
ProAdvantage includes ProParts, ProTech and ProPropeller, with ProParts being the cornerstone element of the package and provides coverage for maintenance – line, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance – and parts such as wheels and tires, avionics, brakes, motors, actuators, gauges and light bulbs.
Textron Aviation has been ex- panding its company-owned service network to include the authoriza- tion for King Air maintenance and plans to continue to do so, open- ing up service options for King Air owners around the world. Recently the company announced that its company-owned service centers in Sacramento, Calif.; Mesa, Ariz.; and Paris, France, as well as two other European centers in Dusseldorf and Zurich, have gained certification for the King Air 90-, 200- and 300-series aircraft service and repair. Thress also reported that the company con- tinues to have field support personnel dedicated to King Air operators.
“The combination of Beechcraft,
Cessna, and Hawker under the Textron Aviation umbrella continues to pay dividends to our customers,” Thress said. “Throughout 2015, we’ll continue our Beechcraft and Hawker service expansion across our global, company- owned service network.”
The Numbers
When looking at the 2014 General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s (GAMA) year-end shipping and billing report, the King Air faired very well for Textron Aviation by delivering 127 King Air models, in addition to 94 Cessna Caravans in the turboprop category. In the jet division, 159 of Cessna’s current jet models were delivered for the year, and of course zero Beechcraft/Hawker jets were delivered since production was halted when the company emerged from bankruptcy.
Although the company stated it could not disclose current production rates, it looks like the King Air is holding its own and then some under the Textron umbrella. The future continues to look positive for this best-selling business aircraft.
Tannahill summed up the new organization by saying, “Customers can expect the same quality of service and support they have received over the past 80 years at Beechcraft.” KA
APRIL 2015
KING AIR MAGAZINE • 9