Second SkyCourier Makes First Flight

William Garvey Jessica A. Salerno Molly McMillin September 16, 2020
Textron Aviation’s Cessna 408 SkyCourier
Sky Courier
Credit: Textron Aviation
Textron Aviation’s second Cessna 408 SkyCourier twin turboprop made its first flight in Wichita on Aug. 10, thus joining the prototype that launched for the first time three months earlier. At the time, the first aircraft had completed 38 flights and logged more than 76 flight hours. Through the...
William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

Jessica A. Salerno

Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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