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August 2020

• • August 25, 2020
  • Special Missions

  Textron Aviation Special Missions delivers airborne law enforcement fixed-wing King Air 350ER aircraft to Victoria Po...

  Textron Aviation today announced it delivered a Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft to Australian aviation service company Skytraders, which will operate and maintain the aircraft on behalf of Victo...

• • August 4, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Beechcraft King Air turboprops approved for new IS&S ThrustSense Autothrottle upgrade

  Textron Aviation today announces special type certification (STC) approval of Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) ThrustSense Autothrottle on the Beechcraft King Air 300 series equipped with Pro ...

• • August 4, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Introducing the Beechcraft King Air 360 – the new flagship of the best-selling turboprop family

  Textron Aviation today ushers in the next generation of its legendary King Air turboprop family with the Beechcraft King Air 360/360ER. The updated flagship turboprop offers the latest technologica...

July 2020

• • July 6, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation Special Mission receives order for two Beechcraft King Air 350C aircraft for the Ministry of Health ...

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, was awarded a contract by Sundt Air for two Beechcraft King Air 350C turboprop aircraft to support air ambulance and medevac missions throu...

May 2020

• • May 20, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation awarded contract for two Beechcraft King Air 350CER aircraft for U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, was awarded a contract for two additional Beechcraft King Air 350CER turboprop aircraft for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Ai...

March 2020

• • March 16, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation Defense announces $70.2M U.S. Air Force contract award for two Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, t...

  Textron Aviation Defense LLC, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the finalization of a $70.2 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) with the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management...

February 2020

• • February 24, 2020
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation to supply fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulance aircraft to Pel-Air in Australia

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today a purchase contract with Pel-Air, based in New South Wales, Australia, for five Beechcraft King Air 350 air ambulance turb...

December 2019

• • December 16, 2019
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation offers new utility nose modification for Beechcraft King Air 350

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced a utility nose option for the Beechcraft King Air 350 turboprop, delivering additional capability to the highly versatile ...

July 2019

• • July 22, 2019
  • Piston

  Continued innovation drives Textron Aviation’s iconic Beechcraft Baron 58 to 50-year milestone

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, this year is marking the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its Beechcraft Baron 58 high-performance piston twin, a model that has pla...

January 2019

• • January 11, 2019
  • Piston

  Textron Aviation announces enhanced flight deck features coming to Cessna and Beechcraft piston lineup

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced enhanced flight deck capabilities for new production Cessna and Beechcraft piston platforms. The features include new stand...

October 2018

• • October 22, 2018
  • Turboprop

  Textron Aviation and King Ranch, Iconic Brands Launch a Special Edition King Air 350i

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has joined with King Ranch to launch a special edition of the Beechcraft King Air 350i. Deliveries of the special e...

May 2018

• • May 30, 2018
  • Turboprop

  Beechcraft King Air 350i rolls out improved situational awareness, navigation

  Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced during the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) 2018 that iTAWS is now standard on the Pro Line Fu...