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The King Air 350i on static display at the NBAA 2015 Convention held recently in Las Vegas. Besides having the Pro Line Fusion avionics suite, factory King Air 350i/ER and King Air 250 aircraft now come standard with Wi-Fi and electronically dimmable window shades.
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Beechcraft Corporation provided an update on its progress toward making Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion suite the standard avionics package for its entire line of new production King Air models, a move it announced earlier this year.
The company has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the new Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air 350i/ER and said deliveries for those models, as well as the King Air 250, will begin before the end of the year. In addition to the avionics change, factory King Air 350i/ER and King Air 250 aircraft now come standard with Wi-Fi and electronically dimmable window shades. Certification for the Pro Line Fusion-equipped King Air C90GTx is expected in the first half of 2016.
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“Our product roadmap is focused on satisfying our operators’ requirements, and making Pro Line Fusion standard on our production King Airs is in direct response to customer feedback,” said Christi Tannahill, Textron Aviation’s senior vice president, Turboprop Aircraft and Interior Design. “Offering the latest technology in the cockpit and cabin has resulted in great market reaction; our owners and operators clearly appreciate that these new features improve the overall flight experience and value of the King Air.”
According to Rockwell Collins, Pro Line Fusion features the industry’s only certified touch screen primary flight displays and is also available as an upgrade for Pro Line II or Pro Line 21 avionics-equipped King Airs.
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