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Cessna 208 Caravan and 208B Grand Caravan

Amy Wilder

Kansas-based Avcon Industries received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for a single sensor port installation on Cessna Caravans. The STC expands Avcon’s Cessna Caravan capabilities beyond existing certifications for dual camera ports, lower fuselage radar pod, and retractable sensor lift system on the platform.&nbsp;Avcon plans to also add the single port option to Grand Caravans.
“We’ve seen strong demand from operators for both the single and dual port or hole provisions on the Cessna 208,” said Avcon president Marcus Abendroth. “These aircraft are used worldwide for special missions—from mapping and search-and-rescue to reconnaissance—and the addition [by] Avcon of the single camera port enhances operational flexibility and mission capability.”
Avcon Industries, a subsidiary of Butler National Corp., offers engineering, structural modifications, and systems integration services for commercial and business aircraft. The company focuses on modifications supporting business aviation, atmospheric research, intelligence/surveillance/reconnaissance operations, forestry, and air ambulance services.

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

FAA Approves Avcon Single Sensor Port Installation for Cessna 208

STC expands special mission capabilities for Cessna platform

Avcon Industries received FAA STC approval for a single camera port on Cessna 208 aircraft, complementing existing dual port and sensor system certifications.

FAA Approves Avcon Single Sensor Port for Caravan

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

News and issues relating to business, corporate and private aviation, primarily regarding turbine-engine-powered airplanes and helicopters. Subjects include aircraft, engines, maintenance, operations, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security, and training.

Component specialist helps operators with schedule certainty

Av8 Buys More Phenom 300 Landing Gear and Parts

Kerry Lynch

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

News and developments about everything that goes into the cabin of an aircraft, from floor coverings to headliners, with a special emphasis on in-flight entertainment, communications and other electronics for passengers. If it is in the cabin of an aircraft, it’s covered here.

Project incorporated AeroSuite private space

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Curt Epstein

The work also included aircraft upgrades and refurbishments

Duncan Aviation Completes Its First Key Falcon 8X Check

Charles Alcock

Issues regarding financing of aircraft; aviation insurance; tax issues for aircraft operators; new companies and people in the aviation financing and insurance industries.

Partners want to be involved in private aircraft transactions across the Asia-Pacific region

AeroSource and ZenithJet Team To Support Aircraft Buyers

Adds Cessna 560XL and Latitude to MRO menu

Aero Star Aviation Expands into Citation Maintenance

Austrian MRO base is part of a network that also includes Germany and Florida

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Chad Trautvetter

News and issues regarding all manner of civil and military rotorcraft and their powerplants, including helicopters, tilt rotors and unmanned air vehicles.

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Cessna 208 Caravan and 208B Grand Caravan

Textron Aviation

More In Maintenance and Modifications

Av8 Buys More Phenom 300 Landing Gear and Parts

Component specialist helps operators with schedule certainty

Greenpoint Delivers VVIP 787 Interior Completion

Project incorporated AeroSuite private space

Duncan Aviation Completes Its First Key Falcon 8X Check

The work also included aircraft upgrades and refurbishments

AeroSource and ZenithJet Team To Support Aircraft Buyers

Partners want to be involved in private aircraft transactions across the Asia-Pacific region

Aero Star Aviation Expands into Citation Maintenance

Adds Cessna 560XL and Latitude to MRO menu

Aero-Dienst Vienna Station Marks 20 Years of MRO Support

Austrian MRO base is part of a network that also includes Germany and Florida

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