Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Stevens sees future in King Air 200 upgrades
Armed with the largest single contract in its 52-year history–converting 19 U.S.

Armed with the largest single contract in its 52-year history–converting 19 U.S. Army King Air C-12 flight decks from “analog to glass”–Stevens Aviation anticipates “substantial” demand for a similar upgrade among the operators of some 800 to 850 civilian-equivalent King Air 200s in service worldwide.

According to Stevens avionics specialist and project manager Jim Williams, work on the first two Army aircraft has already begun. The process involves stripping out the old analog instruments and replacing them with a new Rockwell Collins FDS 2000 with five 5-in. flat-screen displays, Collins ADC 3000 air data computer, Collins turbulence and weather radar, Collins TCAS, Honeywell TAWS, cockpit voice and data recorders from L-3, Collins 400A GPS and new mode-S transponders.