Tue, Nov 13, 2007
Will Replace Older, Avgas-Powered XP Models
Ethiopian Airlines and Africair, Inc., Cessna Aircraft
Company’s authorized representative for Ethiopia, announced
this week a contract for 10 new turbo-diesel Skyhawks at the 2007
Dubai Air Show.
Introduced last month at AOPA Expo
2007, the Cessna Skyhawk TD (turbo diesel) is a new
variant of the erstwhile 172. The Skyhawk TD is powered by a 155
horsepower Centurion 2.0 diesel engine manufactured by
Germany’s Thielert Aircraft Engines Gmbh. The engine burns
JetA-1 fuel, making it a popular option in countries where avgas is
scarce.
The Skyhawk TD was selected by Ethiopian Airlines to replace its
current training fleet of 10 Cessna 172XPs.
Ethiopian Airlines lauded the Skyhawk TD as a more economical
aircraft that, along with the standard Garmin G1000 avionics suite,
made it the logical choice for the modernization of its fleet.
"These aircraft will be used in ab-initio airline training and
represent the first fleet of the new Skyhawk TDs ordered by a major
airline training school. We feel that the early acceptance of this
aircraft in the training market is the beginning of a trend we are
confident will continue to spread throughout the world," said Bob
Gibbs, Cessna’s director of International Propeller Aircraft
Sales.
Established in 1964, Ethiopian Airlines’ Pilot Training
School, based in Addis Ababa, is one of the premier training
organizations in Africa. Africair, Inc. is the Cessna distributor
for 41 countries in Africa and has been selling and supporting the
full range of Cessna products in Africa since 1968.
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