Press Releases
MAF Sends New KODIAK Aircraft, Crew to Haiti Relief Effort
January 21, 2010, NAMPA, Idaho…MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) has deployed a new KODIAK airplane and four crew members to join its fleet of three aircraft already serving the relief effort following the massive earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12. The deployment marks the first-ever use of this specially designed airplane in disaster relief work. …
READ FULL ARTICLEQuest Aircraft Receives Additional Type Certifications for the KODIAK
October 29, 2009, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft Company has received Canadian type certification for the Quest KODIAK. This follows the receipt of type certification from Papua New Guinea (PNG) and type acceptance certification from Indonesia in June. “From the outset, we had planned on receiving numerous international certifications for the KODIAK,” said Paul Schaller, Quest Aircraft’s…
READ FULL ARTICLEQuest Aircraft Receives Production Certificate
September 16, 2009, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft Company has received full unrestricted production certification for the KODIAK. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) presented Quest with the certificate yesterday, September 15, in a brief ceremony at the company’s Sandpoint Headquarters. “Achieving this final step in the process of designing, producing, and delivering a brand new aircraft is…
READ FULL ARTICLEMAF Takes Delivery of its First KODIAK 100
Next-Generation Bush Plane Manufactured by Quest Aircraft Co. through Visionary Arrangement Nampa, Idaho, March 19, 2009…MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) today took delivery of its first KODIAK 100, the first of the next-generation bush planes to be produced under a visionary arrangement between the ministry and the manufacturer, Quest Aircraft Co. of Sandpoint, Idaho. MAF is…
READ FULL ARTICLEJAARS Receives Their First KODIAK Aircraft
KODIAK Will Improve Access to Bibleless People Waxhaw, N.C. January 9, 2009…A new solution to support Bible translation for people lacking scriptures was presented to David Reeves, president of JAARS Inc, in Sandpoint, Idaho yesterday. JAARS is the first mission or humanitarian organization to purchase and receive the specialty KODIAK aircraft, securing serial number 008. …
READ FULL ARTICLEFirst KODIAK With Timberline Interior Debuts at EAA AirVenture
Multiple Interior Options Available for Customers August 4, 2008, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft Company has just completed a successful EAA AirVenture where it displayed the first production aircraft with the Timberline interior. Quest recently delivered the fifth KODIAK. Quest is offering three different interior packages for the KODIAK, each designed to meet individual customer requirements. In…
READ FULL ARTICLEQuest Delivers KODIAK Certified for Parachute Operations
First OEM to Receive Type Certification on a New Airframe July 15, 2008, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft Company announced today that the KODIAK has received Type Certification (TC) for parachute jump operations. The standard airworthiness certificate is a first for an aircraft delivered new from the factory to the end user. The Rhine Army Parachute Association…
READ FULL ARTICLEFlight Training Underway at Quest Learning Center
FITS Approved Program Provides Scenario-Based Training April 30, 2008, Sandpoint, ID…Four pilots have completed the Initial Training Course for the KODIAK since the company received FAA/Industry Training Standard (FITS) approval for its program earlier this year. Quest designed its own training program after reviewing other approved programs and with input from experienced industry professionals. “We…
READ FULL ARTICLEQuest Begins Customer Deliveries
First KODIAK Delivered to Company’s Launch Depositor January 28, 2008, Sandpoint, ID…Quest Aircraft Company is pleased to announce the first customer delivery of the KODIAK. The completed aircraft was delivered to Spirit Air in a presentation ceremony Friday, January 25, at the company’s headquarters in Sandpoint in the presence of the entire Quest team. Accepting…
READ FULL ARTICLESecond 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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