Close Menu
California Flyer
    What's Hot

    NAFI Takes On Hot Topics at EAA AirVenture 2025

    June 24, 2025

    Concorde Battery Corporation Hires Matt Fullerton as Central US Technical Sales Manager

    June 23, 2025

    Air National Guard Aircraft, Personnel to Be Highlighted at AirVenture 2025

    June 19, 2025

    Please change to: Subscribe for Free

    Receive the latest news and events in California’s aviation community.
    Your email is safe with us.

    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    California Flyer
    • Articles
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    Facebook X (Twitter)
    California Flyer
    Home » Articles » Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Grand Caravan EX
    News & New Products

    Textron Aviation has delivered the 500th Cessna Grand Caravan EX

    kentBy kentOctober 3, 20191 Min Read
    Share
    Facebook Twitter

    The US manufacturer has achieved the delivery milestone in a little less than six years, having shipped the first example in early 2013.  This landmark aircraft (N795J) handed to South Aero, a family-owned charter operator and long-time customer based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

    Launched in July 2012, the EX is the third variant of the all-metal, high-wing 208 Caravan – introduced in 1984 – and the second iteration of the Grand Caravan, a stretched version of the 208, which arrived four years later.

    Cessna replaced the predecessor’s 675hp (500kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A engine with an 870hp PT6A-140. This delivers a 38% improvement in the EX’s rate of climb, and a 12kt (22km/h) boost in its cruise speed, to 195kt.

    Cirium fleets data shows North America as having the largest inventory of EXs, with more than 50%, followed by Asia-Pacific with 20%, and Latin America with 15%.

    The $2.7 million EX – which has an optional under-belly cargo pod – seats between 10-14 passengers, has a useful load of 3,690lb (1,670kg) and a maximum range of 960nm (1,770km).

    kent

    Related Posts

    Articles June 24, 2025

    NAFI Takes On Hot Topics at EAA AirVenture 2025

    Articles June 23, 2025

    Concorde Battery Corporation Hires Matt Fullerton as Central US Technical Sales Manager

    Articles June 19, 2025

    Air National Guard Aircraft, Personnel to Be Highlighted at AirVenture 2025

    Articles June 17, 2025

    Garmin GI 275 EIS now available for 7-cylinder engine installations

    Articles June 16, 2025

    Daher will mark an important milestone for its aircraft family with the Paris Air Show delivery of the 600th TBM 900-series airplane

    Articles June 10, 2025

    Pratt & Whitney’s iconic 747SP test bed to soar into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

    Comments are closed.

    Subscribe for Free

    Receive the latest news and events in California’s aviation community.
    Your email is safe with us.

    Facebook X (Twitter)
    • Home
    • Articles
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    © 2025 Aviation Group
    website design and development by Dream Warrior Group

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.