Welcome to the official site of the King Air Foundation. This site is currently under construction, and we will be working earnestly in the coming months to create a Web presence befitting of this most important charitable aviation project.

King Air LJ-1, the first King Air ever made, is being restorated to factory-new condition for an historic around-the-world flight, to be flown by a number of celebrity pilots in 2009. Following the restoration, King Air LJ-1 will be flown to air shows, corporate events, aviation schools and flying clubs to raise money for charities such as the Christopher Reeve Paralysis, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Progeria Research Foundation. On the 50th anniversary of the King Air certification, May of 2014, King Air LJ-1 will be donated to a prestigious American aviation museum.

King Air Foundation Executive Director Alex Major has owned King Air LJ-1 since 1985 when his California aviation company purchased the aircraft for corporate transport.

The King Air Foundation is making application to become an organization exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Once this exemption is approved, all donations to the King Air Foundation will be tax deductible to the full extent of the law. The officers and directors of the King Air Foundation and the names of the celebrity pilots will be announced in the months to come.

We hope that all will recognize and embrace the opportunity the King Air Foundation provides to fullfil our mission of "Using Aviation to Save and Improve the Lives of Children in Need".