Maintenance and Modifications
Ikhana Secures FAA Nod for Twin Otter Weight Boost
The approval covers commuter category operations, enabling operators to fly the additional payload without special purpose restrictions.

Ikhana Aircraft Services received U.S. FAA approval for a 1,500-pound-mtow increase for the DHC-6-300 Twin Otter under standard commuter category operations. The Ikhana RWMI DHC-6-300HG supplemental type certificate increases the mtow of the Twin Otter from 12,500 pounds to 14,000 pounds, a 12 percent boost, and enables up to a 31 percent increase in payload based on average empty weight of 7,700 pounds, according to Ikhana.