2007
Second Production KODIAK Completes Maiden Flight
S/N002 Will Be First Customer Delivery November 9, 2007, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft is pleased to announce the successful first flight of S/N002, the second production KODIAK aircraft to take to the skies. The aircraft, which will be delivered to the customer early next month, flew for about an hour on Tuesday, November 6. S/N002 joins…
READ FULL ARTICLEBruce Kennedy’s Legacy Honored with Donation to Brazil’s Asas de Socor
October 22, 2007, Sandpoint, ID…Bruce Kennedy’s vision for a modern backcountry airplane that could carry humanitarian supplies and missionaries to remote areas around the world was celebrated on October 18 in a special event at the Quest Aircraft facility in Sandpoint, ID. Kennedy, the former Alaska Airlines Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors…
READ FULL ARTICLEQuest KODIAK Receives FAA Certification
July 18, 2007, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft Company announced today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted type certification (TC) to its KODIAK aircraft. The receipt of TC A00007SE for the clean-sheet design airplane comes 32 months after the first flight of the KODIAK prototype and just 2½ months after first flight of the first fully…
READ FULL ARTICLEQuest Aircraft Remembers Bruce Kennedy
July 6, 2007, Sandpoint, ID…Bruce Kennedy was remembered by friends and family today at a Memorial Service held at his home church in Seattle, Washington. Bruce was killed in a light plane crash on June 29. “All of us at Quest are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Bruce Kennedy,” said Paul Schaller,…
READ FULL ARTICLESeasoned Veteran Joins Quest Aircraft’s Management Team
New Position Highlights Company’s Progress Toward Certification and Customer Deliveries May 7th, 2007, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft recently hired Steve Zaat to serve as the company’s Director of Customer Service. This new position is the first of several the company expects to fill in the next few months as the KODIAK receives full type certification (TC)…
READ FULL ARTICLESecond KODIAK Aircraft Enters Flight Test Program
Progress Continues Toward FAA Certification as First Production KODIAK Completes Initial Flight March 20, 2007, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft announced today the successful first flight of s/n 001, the first fully conforming production aircraft. N491KQ took to the skies on Friday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. from Quest’s facility at the Sandpoint Municipal Airport. The aircraft…
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