{"id":26811,"date":"2023-09-28T00:41:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T00:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=26811"},"modified":"2023-09-28T00:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T00:41:46","slug":"textron-aviation-announces-confirmed-order-for-first-20-cessna-grand-caravan-ex-aircraft-from-surf-air-mobility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/textron-aviation-announces-confirmed-order-for-first-20-cessna-grand-caravan-ex-aircraft-from-surf-air-mobility\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Textron Aviation Announces Confirmed Order for First 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Aircraft from Surf Air Mobility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Textron Aviation has announced that Surf Air Mobility Inc. has confirmed its order and paid the deposit for the first 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft to be purchased under its previously announced initial fleet order of up to 100 aircraft with options for 50 additional aircraft. Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin in the first half of 2024. The anticipated initial fleet delivery demonstrates progress in the exclusive relationship<\/a> between the two companies supporting Surf Air Mobility\u2019s development of an electrified Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surf Air<\/a> Mobility has announced its intention that the Cessna Grand Caravan EX single-engine turboprops will be upgraded to Surf Air Mobility\u2019s proprietary electric or hybrid-electric powertrain technology. Surf Air Mobility is targeting FAA supplemental type certification in 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to see Surf Air\u2019s progress in expanding\ntheir fleet with deliveries expected to begin early next year,\u201d said Lannie O\u2019Bannion,\nsenior vice president, Global Sales and Flight Operations. \u201cThe Cessna\nCaravan\u2019s adaptability for passenger and cargo operations makes it an ideal\nplatform for hybrid electric and electric propulsion innovations. This\nexclusive relationship demonstrates Textron Aviation\u2019s commitment to the future\nof sustainable flight.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surf Air Mobility anticipates that the hybrid electric\nCessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft will be utilized by Surf Air Mobility across\nits own network, connecting more airports with short-haul direct service across\nthe U.S. on a path to creating a regional mass transport platform to\nsustainably connect communities. Surf Air Mobility will also be the exclusive\nprovider to Textron Aviation of certain battery electric and hybrid electric\npowertrain technology for the Cessna Grand Caravan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur relationship with Textron Aviation is paramount in our\nmission to revolutionize air travel,\u201d said Shahani, co-founder of Surf Air\nMobility. \u201cThis initial fleet delivery solidifies our commitment to bringing\nadvanced electric aircraft to market to reduce fuel emissions and the cost of\nair travel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Textron Aviation has announced that Surf Air Mobility Inc. has confirmed its order and paid the deposit for the first 20 Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft to be purchased under its previously announced initial fleet order of up to 100 aircraft with options for 50 additional aircraft. Deliveries of the aircraft are expected to begin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Caravan-ex-edit.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26811"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26813,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26811\/revisions\/26813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}