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Ikhana Offers Zero-Time Refurb for Twin Otter

De Havilland Twin Otter aircraft [Credit: FLYING Magazine Archives]
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Key Takeaways:

  • Ikhana Aircraft Services has launched the Twin Otter X2 program at French Valley Airport to completely refurbish de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otters.
  • The program uses STC'd re-life fuselage and wing boxes to significantly extend the aircraft's life limit to 66,000 hours or 132,000 flight cycles.
  • Refurbished Twin Otters are delivered with new paint, interior, avionics, engines, propellers, and other systems, customizable to customer specifications.
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Ikhana Aircraft Services has kicked off a new program at the French Valley Airport (F70) in Murrieta, California, that focuses on a complete refurbishment of the de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter. Named the Ikhana Twin Otter X2, the program strips the aging airframes and brings them a new life with a life limit of 66,000 hours or 132,000 flight cycles.

“The key to the Ikhana Twin Otter X2 is the combination of our STC’d RWMI DHC-6 re-life fuselage with our RWMI re-life wing box to create value from an operator’s unusable timed-out asset,” said John Zublin, president and CEO of Ikhana.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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