108 AVBUYERMAGAZINE– July 2018 http://www.AVBUYER.com Aircraft Index see Page 129Pilatus Aircraft announced a new PC-12
Master Maintenance Plan, reducing
required maintenance man-hours by 20-
40%. Under the plan operators can
package maintenance tasks and use
“pre-packaged” tasks under six
intervals: 300FH; 300FH/12 months;
600FH; 600FH/12 months; 1,200FH/12
months; and 2,400FH/24 months (on a
“whichever comes first” basis).
More information from
http://www.pilatus-aircraft.comQuest Aircraft launched an upgraded
version of its Kodiak single-engine
turboprop. The $2.15m list-price Kodiak
II will feature Garmin G1000 NXi
avionics. Attention to the airframe
includes features designed to reduce
cabin noise, while the aircraft’s Pratt &
Whitney Canada PT6A-34 engine now
includes a chip detector in the
accessory gearbox.
More information from
http://www.questaircraft.comTextron’s Beechcraft King Air 350i roled
out with improved situational awareness
and navigation while iTAWS is now
standard on the Pro Line Fusion-
equipped Beechcraft King Air 350i/ER.
iTAWS brings aural and visual warnings
to the PFD and MFD while eliminating
the standalone TAWS line-replaceable
unit along with all related wiring and
complexity.
More information from http://www.txtav.comOEM Bites
lans are to gradually increase
Avanti Evo production. As of
late May there were 20 aircraft
in various stages of assembly
on Piaggio's production line in Villa
d’Albenga, Italy, including 12 Avanti
Evos. (The other eight airframes are
Hammerhead P.1HH unmanned variants
destined for the UAE armed forces.)
More than 230 P.180 Avantis are now
in service worldwide, ten of which are the
new-generation Evos.
Meanwhile the company has partneredwith Walterboro, South Carolina-based
LowCountry Aviation to develop an STC
for upgrading the P.180 Avanti I with the
Magnaghi Aeronautica main and nose
landing gear (featuring digital steering
system) developed for the current Avanti
Evo.
The FAA STC should be available by
the end of 2018, with EASA approval
expected later.More information from
http://www.piaggioaerospace.itPiaggio Increasing Sales
and Production
Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace, which was acquired by
Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Mubadala in 2014, said its
new five-year plan unveiled in December has already
led to positive results with sales of its $7.7m
Avanti Evo twin-engine turboprop picking up.
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