Mon, Sep 07, 2009
Airline’s In-House Training Academy Acquires Second
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered its
second Beechcraft King Air C90GTi to Shenzhen Airlines in China.
Shenzhen Airlines is using the King Air C90GTi to provide advanced
pilot training at its in-house training academy, Kunpeng
International Flight Academy.
“As China’s aviation industry continues to grow, it
is critical to have the proper training aircraft for new
pilots,” said Brad Hatt, senior vice president, Hawker
Beechcraft Sales. “The King Air C90GTi delivers the lowest
priced twin-turbine aircraft with mid-size jet avionics and is
ideally suited for use in advanced pilot training roles. As the
safety and performance leader in its segment, the C90GTi will serve
as a solid base for pilots being trained through Shenzhen
Airlines.”
Shenzhen Airlines founded Kunpeng Flight Academy in 2007,
marking the first flight school established independently by an
airline company. It offers training courses in IFR and private and
commercial licenses. Kunpeng’s main instruction base is
located at Wuzhou Airport in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous
Region.
The C90GTi features an advanced, fully-integrated Collins Pro
Line 21 avionics suite, the same system found in the King Air
B200GT, King Air 350, Premier IA, Hawker 750 and Hawker
900XP.
Advanced capabilities include a multi-sensor flight management
system that utilizes several aircraft position inputs, solid state
weather radar and Collins patented Chart Link TM automated chart
selection system, all of which greatly reduce pilot workload. Other
features include TAWS+, TCAS-I, a high speed USB database loader
and optional Collins HF radio. Its advanced digital capabilities in
collecting, processing and displaying communication, navigation and
surveillance (CNS) data keep pilots wired into a network of
ever-changing information. The Rockwell Collins avionics suite also
incorporates an Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS).
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