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10 | Pilot April 2015 http://www.pilotweb.aeroQuest Aircraft Company, manufacturer of the
Kodiak single turboprop utility aircraft, has been
acquired by Setouchi Holdings, a member of the
Japanese Tsuneishi Group.
“Over the last few years, we have experienced
steady growth and with new financial
capitalization and a shared understanding of the
potential opportunities in the marketplace for
expansion, we are looking forward to significant
growth for Quest in the years ahead,”
commented Chief Executive Officer Sam Hill. The
company’s headquarters and manufacturing
operations will remain in Idaho, and as
production ramps up it plans to expand both the
facility and staff numbers. The Kodiak is certified
in seventeen countries, with several additional
approvals imminent.Kodiak manufacturer Quest in Japanese ownership
On 23 February Pilatus delivered the 1,300th production PC-12 to California-based airline Surf Air. It is the fourth to be accepted
by the carrier since it placed an order for fifteen PC-12 NGs, plus fifty options, last autumn. Surf Air is a private air travel club
offering members unlimited monthly flights for business and leisure. It operates to and from airports in the San Francisco Bay
Area, Los Angeles Metro Area, Santa Barbara, Carlsbad/San Diego, Truckee/Lake Tahoe, and Las Vegas. The worldwide PC-12 fleet
has now logged nearly five million flight hours.1,
PC-12s Delivered
Two of the Red Bull Flying Bulls aerobatic team Zlin Z-50s collided
during their display at the Aero-India Airshow at Banglaore-Yelahanka
in February. The three ship formation was pushing in vic when there
was a coming together, and the propeller of one struck the right wing
of its companion, with further contact. Both aircraft made safe
landings and their pilots were unhurt.Extraordinary escape