Building on a three-decade business relationship with FedEx Express, Textron Aviation today launched a clean-sheet high-wing utility twin turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier 408, due to enter service in 2020.
Cessna Launches SkyCourier Utility Twin
Key Takeaways:
- Textron Aviation launched the Cessna SkyCourier 408, a new high-wing utility twin turboprop aircraft.
- FedEx Express is the launch customer, placing a firm order for 50 SkyCouriers and options for 50 more, with the deal valued up to $550 million.
- Designed primarily as a cargo feeder solution for FedEx, it can load three standard LD3 shipping containers and offers a 6,000-pound max payload, with a 19-passenger version also planned.
- Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65SC engines, the aircraft is on a fast development track and expected to enter service in 2020.
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