As Kenai Aviation, an Alaska-based air transport company, awaits the arrival of its new Tecnam P2012 Traveller, pilots and ground crew are getting ready to put the airplane to work hauling passengers by May 2.
There is much to do, from stocking equipment like fire extinguishers and life vests to setting up an online booking system and securing regulatory approvals. Once the airplane arrives, it will need maintenance inspections, and pilots will have to be checked out in it before paying passengers show up. When the preparation is done, the nine-passenger, turbocharged piston twin will begin delivering something the business needs: a more efficient way to carry commuters.
