Thu, Oct 14, 2010
Yingling Aviation, CAV Aerospace, Cessna, And Garmin Are All On
The Team
FedEx Express is getting set to upgrade its fleet of Cessna
Caravans with the help of Wichita-based companies Cessna, Yingling
Aviation, and CAV Aerospace, and Garmin is getting into the act as
well.
File Photo
CAV Aerospace is partnering with Cessna in support of Yingling
Aviation as that company enters into a contract with FedEx Express
to upgrade their fleet of approximately 250 Cessna 208 Caravan
cargo aircraft with CAV's TKS Ice Protection System. Yingling will
install the Garmin G600 avionics suite on the aircraft as well. No
details on contract value were released.
Yingling expects to install CAV's TKS Ice Protection System and
Garmin G600 avionics suite at a ramp up rate of 50 aircraft per
year, and has plans to add 15 to 30 employees specifically for the
contract. Cessna and Garmin will provide technical support.
"I applaud the creativity and cooperation that these companies
have demonstrated in collaborating on this important piece of
business," said Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson. "It's especially
gratifying because four Kansas-based firms have come together to
create jobs and generate some very good news in one of our state's
signature industries-aviation. Because it's a multi-year agreement
that offers ongoing opportunities, it sets a tone for recovery, as
well."
With more than 1,200 Caravan aircraft in operation
today, CAV anticipates that this development will lead to
after-market installation of deicing systems on other operator
aircraft beyond FedEx Express. Modification on those aircraft will
be performed at CAV Aerospace's North American headquarters in
Salina.
We're starting to see some signs of turnaround in the retrofit
business and certainly this program is a good opportunity to get it
out to the world," said CAV Aerospace President Kevin Hawley.
With a company like FedEx on board in the initial stage
retrofitting their fleet of aircraft, it is expected that other
companies will follow on their heels. "FedEx does their homework
very well," Hawley said. "That's a pretty strong statement right
there. We believe it will put more people over the edge in
retrofitting their Caravans. As things start solidifying a little
bit more and we get more Caravans in- that means more people at
work at CAV."
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