Textron Aviation has launched that the Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop has been awarded kind certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
The foremost SkyCourier within the state – a 19-seat passenger variant – is planned to be delivered within the 2d half of 2025 to Leading Edge Air Companies Corporation (LEASCOR), a completely owned subsidiary of ACDI Multipurpose Cooperative within the Philippines.
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The Cessna SkyCourier is designed to meet the wants of air freight, passenger and particular-mission operations, and might per chance per chance very neatly be operated by a single pilot. The plane can without concerns alter configurations and likewise has capabilities to enhance a broad fluctuate of operational activities in some distance-off areas.
ACDI Multipurpose Cooperative serves participants of the total Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other uniformed personnel. Participants embrace energetic provider personnel, retirees, reservists, civilian workers of the AFP and other uniformed personnel and dependents. LEASCOR changed into once established in 2016 because the air chartering arm of the Cooperative.
“We’re mad to connect underserved communities within the Philippines with the sleek 19-seat SkyCourier turboprop, which is willing to enhance our most modern speedy,” stated Main Total Gilbert S. Llanto, ACDI MPC Chairman. “It’ll absolutely boost our industry strains in tourism, agriculture and food, aviation, mobility and the construction industry across the archipelago.”
Textron Aviation supplies the Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine, excessive-wing turboprop in both Freighter and Passenger variants, as neatly as with a Combi configuration or gravel equipment for most flexibility. The 19-passenger variant entails crew and passenger doors for gentle boarding. Every configurations offer single-point strain refuelling. The Freighter variant is sized to take care of up to three LD3 shipping containers with 6,000lbs of payload functionality.
