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The Cessna 401 and 402 are a series of 6 to 10 seat, light twin-piston engine aircraft. [1] [2] All seats are easily removable so that the aircraft can be used in an all-cargo configuration. [1] Neither the Cessna 401 nor the 402 were pressurized, nor were they particularly fast for the installed power.
In 2009, Cape Air, a Massachusetts-based commuter airline operating in the Caribbean and New England, was looking for a successor for its fleet of 83 Cessna 402s.After being rebuffed by aircraft manufacturers Cessna and Piper, Cape Air approached Italian manufacturer Tecnam, specialised in trainers and private aircraft but interested in a commercial aircraft.
Cape Air commenced service from Rockland, Maine, and Lebanon, New Hampshire, to Boston on November 1, 2008. The company purchased four additional Cessna 402s to assist with the major growth. Cape Air was also looking to offer services on the west coast. Cape Air submitted bids to offer service between Newport and Portland in the state of Oregon.
Operating the Cessna 402, and later the Cessna 404 aircraft, the company shared equipment, operations, maintenance and facilities with parent company Mountain Air Cargo founded by Ralph Quinlan. In 1983, Sunbird acquired the Beechcraft C99 turboprop aircraft, and was the launch customer for the -C model (larger baggage pod, etc.).
Footage from Tuesday afternoon shows the Cape Air Cessna 402C heading back to Boston’s Logan Airport after detecting a landing gear problem soon after taking off for Maine, WCVB reported.
The Cape Air Cessna 402C with a landing gear issue made a dramatic return to Boston’s Logan Airport — landing with just one wheel in an incredible caught-on-video scene.
Air Cape: 1963: 1988: Acquired by Safair [17] Air Lowveld: LE: 1971: 1978: Merged with Avna Airlines and Mafeking Aviation Services to form Magnum Airlines [18] Air Midlands: 1971: 1978: Merged into Airlink Airlines. Operated Cessna 402 [19] Aircraft Operating Company of Africa: 1962: 1980: Operated Lockheed Lodestar, Douglas DC-3 [20] Airlink ...
Cape Air will operate on a year-round basis, providing one daily round trip (seven a week) from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and three daily round trips (21 a week) from September through May using 9-seat Cessna 402 aircraft for an annual subsidy rate of $1,631,223.