Jack Pelton to Lead Ops at Turbine Aircraft Remanufacturer

Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 01:32 AM ET

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** A Cessna 421 back in the day. The new
Aviation Alliance remanufactured model
will feature Pratt & Whitney PT-6 turboprop
engines in place of the original piston engines.**

Key Takeaways:

Jack Pelton, former Cessna CEO and current EAA chairman, has been appointed managing director of operations for Aviation Alliance, a new group focused on remanufacturing and modernizing turbine-powered aircraft.
Aviation Alliance's first project is the "Excalibur 421," an extensive refurbishment and re-engining of the Cessna 421 Golden Eagle.
The Excalibur 421 will feature twin PT-6-135A turboprops, boasting a 300-knot cruise, over 1,400 miles range, a 30,000-foot ceiling, and an anticipated price of $2.5 million, with first deliveries aimed for year-end.

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Jack Pelton, former CEO of Cessna Aircraft and current chairman of the board of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), has been named the managing director of operations for the Aviation Alliance, a group of individuals and aviation businesses that will “offer remanufactured, modernized turbine-powered aircraft to the aviation and defense industries.”

The first project will be for a well known airplane that Aviation Alliance says will be “better than new,” and if the specs come true, there will be no denying that claim.