Beechcraft’s King Air fleet passes 60 million hours milestone

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Beechcraft Corporation announced that its worldwide fleet of Beechcraft King Air turboprops has surpassed 60 million flight hours. More than 7,000 King Airs are operated in 127 countries around the world, including all branches of the US military.

Beechcraft King Air 350iBeechcraft Corporation announced that its worldwide fleet of Beechcraft King Air turboprops has surpassed 60 million flight hours. More than 7,000 King Airs are operated in 127 countries around the world, including all branches of the US military.

“The King Air line continues to lead its segment, representing 53 percent of the worldwide business turboprop market,” said Shawn Vick, executive vice president, sales and marketing. “Today’s King Air gives operators the versatility to land anywhere and transport more passengers farther on less fuel – all in a comfortable, capable cabin. The value, durability and utility of our turboprops are unmatched by any other airplane in the world.”

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association 2012 year end shipment of general aviation airplanes report shows that worldwide turboprop deliveries increased by 10.3 percent year-over-year, from 526 aircraft in 2011 to 580 in 2012.


“Millions of hours of flight experience represents a tremendous knowledge base that is fed back into Beechcraft,” said Vick. “We greatly value the global experience of our customers and use it to drive major and minor product improvements into the King Air line. This means today’s King Air models offer significantly higher performance and reliability than their predecessors and, with our renewed focus on Beechcraft products, we are looking forward to even more improvements to come.”

Beechcraft delivered 85 of its three current production King Air models to commercial customers in 2012 – 38 King Air 350i, 22 King Air 250 and 25 King Air C90GTx.

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