Training and Workforce
SkyAlyne Secures Textron Contract for 7 King Air 260s
Deliveries of the aircraft are expected in 2028
A King Air 260 in flight
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SkyAlyne, in partnership with subcontractors KF Aerospace and CAE, announced purchase agreements with Textron Aviation for seven Beechcraft King Air 260s and complementary components for flight simulators. These aircraft and simulators, the latter to be manufactured by CAE, will support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program.

Deliveries of the King Air 260s are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2028, with multi-engine pilot training to take place at Southport, Manitoba. They will replace King Air 90Bs that have been in use since 2005 as the primary multi-engine trainers for the RCAF.