On Thursday, Tecnam announced the delivery of a Tecnam P2006T MKII to Mermoz Academy in France during AERO 22 in Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Mermoz Academy, founded by former Air France pilots, focuses on airline pilot training. The school has locations in Paris and Tours, France, as well as one location in San Diego, California. The school has a fleet of Tecnam aircraft ranging from Tecnam P2010 and P2006T.
The Tecnam twin is popular with flight schools seeking an economical multiengine training aircraft. The P2006T MKII is equipped with two Rotax 912S3 engines, and can be operated on avgas or mogas 95 octane fuel.
The cockpit features a modern Garmin avionics suite, integrating all primary flight, navigation, communication and terrain data on two high-definition LCDs. The aircraft is also equipped with an S-Tec 55X high-performance, two-axis autopilot.
“Mermoz Academy’s mission is to go above accepted standards to guide our trainees towards excellence and employment through experience sharing and partnerships, taking the environment into account,” says Stéphane Larrieu, deputy CEO of Mermoz Academy.
“We are delighted to be partnering together to fulfill all the needs of a modern flight academy,” says Tecnam’s chief sales officer, Walter Da Costa. “The relationship with Mermoz is now consolidated. Mermoz is the proof of how to be a leading academy and they can rely on Tecnam support for all future developments.”
Tecnam Aerial Survey Platform
Flight schools aren’t the only entities to take advantage of Tecnam designs. Swiss Flight Services took delivery Thursday of a Tecnam P2012 Special Mission Sentinel to its fleet of aerial surveillance aircraft. The Sentinel is a more utilitarian variation of Tecnam’s P2012 twin-engine design.
Swiss Flight Services is one of the major aerial survey operators in Europe. The Sentinel has an increased payload capability, a wide range of sensors, and a cabin that can hold up to five crewmembers when both hatches are operational.
Tecnam notes the P2012 Sentinel is designed for versatility, to accommodate a full payload striking a balance between payload and aircraft endurance, both necessities in the aerial survey industry.
“We have chosen the P2012 Sentinel because of its versatility and especially its multiple projects profiles capability,” says Samy Dadoucha, general manager of SFS Aviation.
“The P2012 design fits perfectly to the special mission market, where operators benefit from the high payload and great mission flexibility, while being supported by the all-weather capabilities and low operating costs offered by the Sentinel series aircraft. We are delighted to have SFS among our valuable special mission customers,” says Francesco Sferra, Tecnam P2012 sales and business development manager.
