Gulfstream GIV Redesign, 2015 TurboProps, Bombardier New Business Jets Demand,Embraer Legacy 450 Pilot Report

Posted on May 11th, 2019

Gulfstream Responds to NTSB Findings There are more than 500 Gulfstream GIV aircraft in service. Over the course of its 25-year history, the airplane has earned an outstanding safety record—until May 31, 2014, when a privately-owned GIV crashed on takeoff at Hanscom Field in Massachusetts, killing all seven occupants. In response to a National Transportation…

Beechcraft King Air Turboprops Fleet Surpasses 60 Million Flight Hours

Posted on February 11th, 2019

LAKELAND, Fla. (April 9, 2013) – Beechcraft Corporation announced that its worldwide fleet of Beechcraft King Air turboprops has topped 60 million flight hours. The legendary line of twin-engine turboprops is the best-selling business aircraft family in the world. More than 7,000 King Airs are operated in 127 countries around the world, including all branches…

Beechcraft Plans Three New Turboprops

Posted on January 30th, 2019

As Hawker Beechcraft moves toward its resurrection as Beechcraft Corp. after exiting bankruptcy protection in the spring, it has not ignored research and development. Today at the NBAA Convention, Hawker Beechcraft executive vice president of customers Shawn Vick announced plans for three new turboprops, one of which will be a single-engine model and another a twin;…

See King Air 90 video from JetOptions

Posted on June 15th, 2011

The Model 90s have seen their way through the alphabet with the 90, A90, B90, C90, D90 (not built), E90, F90 and H90 (also not built). The C90 models were the most popular. The model 90 was first certificated in 1959 and is still being produced over four decades later as the C90B and C90SE.…