Fri, Jan 14, 2005
Newly Delivered Aircraft Pressed Into Indonesian Relief
Services
Cessna Aircraft Company has joined
one of its Indonesian Caravan customers in providing aid to the
victims of Asia's tsunami.
Owner of PT ASI Pudjiastuti, Ms. Susi Pudjiastuti, took delivery
of Indonesia's first two privately operated Grand Caravans (file
photo of type, below) in 2004. PT ASI Pudjiastuti is an
Indonesian fishing/seafood operation. With the recent turn of
events, Pudjiastuti is now using the new aircraft around the clock
to fly in needed supplies and medivac personnel from remote areas
of Indonesia to aid in the Tsunami disaster relief efforts.
Cessna has teamed with Pudjiastuti by donating money for
supplies. To date, Cessna's employees and the company have donated
over $20,000. This money has been used to purchase supplies such as
medical supplies, water purification equipment, rice and milk. Much
of this effort is being coordinated through Cessna's Singapore
sales office.
Cessna Aircraft Company's Caravan is virtually made for this
kind of mission because of its short field capabilities, high
payload capacity, reliability, low operating cost, and
adaptability. The interior can be configured in a variety of ways
to accommodate specific mission requirements. The most frequent
Caravan payload consists of people, freight or a combination of
both. The Caravan was first introduced in 1984, and was originally
designed to provide commercial operators such as Federal Express
with a more efficient way to transport cargo. Today, over 1,400
have been delivered to over 60 countries. The Caravan fleet logs
over 30,000 hours per month. The fleet has exceeded 7 million
flight hours.
Separately, Textron Wednesday announced it would donate up to
$750,000 to assist with relief efforts in the Southeast Asian and
African countries affected by the recent devastation and aftermath
caused by the December 26th earthquake and related tsunamis. The
donation includes an initial company contribution of $250,000 to
the American Red Cross International Response Fund's tsunami relief
efforts, in addition to a $250,000 grant for a dollar-for-dollar
match of employee contributions to the organization.
More News
Instrument Runway A runway equipped with electronic and visual navigation aids for which a precision or nonprecision approach procedure having straight-in landing minimums has been>[...]
Aero Linx: Alaska Airmen's Association The Alaska Airmen's Association includes over 2,000 members—we are one of the largest General Aviation communities in the country. We s>[...]
Also: Flt School Security, G600 Steep-Approach, Honduran Aid, PW545D Cert Two aircraft performing at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show clipped wings during a routine last Sunday, spooki>[...]
Also: SkyReach Parts Support, Piper Service Ctr, Airliner Near-Miss, Airshow London The Judge overseeing Icon's convoluted Chapter 11 process has approved $9 million in Chapter 11 >[...]
Also: Paramotor Champ's, Electric Ultralight, ICON BK Update, Burt Rutan at Oshkosh! The Popular Rotorcraft Association is reaching out for help in rebuilding their private runway >[...]