Overview
The SkyCourier is a high-wing, fixed-gear utility twin built for FedEx feeder routes and 19-seat commuter flying. It hauls three LD3 containers or 19 passengers from short unpaved strips.
Key points
- Unpressurized, simple systems for low operating cost
- Combi and gravel-runway kits available
- Passenger version used by island and regional operators
Mission fit
Twin turboprop class- Short-runway and unpaved-strip access with twin-engine redundancy
- Regional trips of one to three hours with six to nine passengers
- Medevac, government and utility roles as well as executive transport
In the U.S. charter fleet
FAA Part 135 · SkyCourier44aircraft on Part 135 certificates
7charter operators
Most based in TN (32), AK (6), UT (6).
Operators include Tatonduk Outfitters, Ltd., Empire Airlines, Inc., Mountain Air Cargo, Inc., BERING AIR INC, CORPORATE AIR, Western Aircraft, Inc..
Counts cover the FAA type-certificate family named above, which can include earlier variants of the same airframe. Source: our Part 135 operator database, updated monthly. Browse operators.
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