Beechcraft provides King Air 250 MTOW option, Dassault launches Falcon Airborne AOG service, 4 Australian destinations to explore by private jet

Guardian Flight has secured six orders for the Hawker 400XPR upgrade package, with the first deliveries planned for the first half of 2015.

Brad Thress, senior vice president, customer service at Textron Aviation, says: “As the largest air medevac provider in Alaska, this order demonstrates Guardian Flight’s confidence in the added range performance and operating value provided through the Hawker400XPR upgrade.”

Guardian Flight’s upgraded Hawker XPR aircraft will feature Hawker Winglets and the increased power of the Williams International FJ44-4A-32 engines.

Dassault has launched a new airborne AOG (Aircraft on Ground) support service, utilising two Falcon 900 private jets.

One Falcon 900 will be based at Paris Le Bourget Airport, while the other will be stationed at Teterboro Airport, just outside New York.

The dedicated support aircraft will be on permanent standby, ready to get parts to aircraft that need them.

Previously, Dassault chartered aircraft for the flights.

As well as fast response to aircraft downtime, Dassault’s new support service will also make alternative travel plans for Falcon customers.

Beechcraft announced at the NBAA in Orlando that customers can now order a new Beechcraft King Air 250 with a modification that increases the maximum takeoff weight from 12,500 lb to 13,420 lb, providing 1,025 lb of payload with full fuel.

Christi Tannahill, senior vice president, Turboprop Aircraft, said: “This is an important upgrade that many of our King Air 250 owners have been asking for, especially our special mission operators who want more capacity to carry heavy equipment or operators who want more range with increased passengers and baggage. Having the option to fill the King Air 250 with full fuel and still get more than 1,000 pounds of payload is a great addition to an airplane that has been exceptionally popular in every corner of the world.”

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