Textron Aviation and Fedex agreed for 100 Cessna SkyCourrier C408

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A 550 million dollars deal

The 28th of november, Textron Aviation conclude, with its historical partner and client Fedex, a deal for 100 new twin turboprop Cessna SkyCourrier. The purchase as been done at 5.5 million dollars each piece which represent a total of 550million dollars deal. The Fedex CEO, David L. Cunningham perfectly summurized the relationship between the two companies.

"FedEx Express has had a great relationship with Textron Aviation over the years, and this new, advanced aircraft will play a key role in our feeder aircraft modernization strategy."

The overnight shipping service company has made a command for 50 cargos and 50 optional planes. The Delivery is planed for 2020 and the wind tunnel test is going to be done in February.

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SkyCourrier C408

This very new plane is perfectly thought for goods transportation. This twin turboprop plane has a flat floor and a loading capacity that represent 3 standard LD3 shipping containers. It has also been designed for fully loaded high frequency operations and maximum efficiency therefore it owns a very large cargo door. This hight wings plane has 6,000 pounds payload capability and it also can transport till 19 passengers. It has a maximum range of 900nm(1700km) and its speed limit is 370km/h.

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