CASPA - The Friendly Face of Flying Services from Cranfield Aerospace

Company Cranfield Aerospace
Date 22.04.2014
(Seb Di Cataldo – Finance Director, Roger Bailey – Chief Test Pilot, Steve Jones – Quality Assurance Manager, Ray Crowhurst – Chief Aircraft Engineer, stood next to the converted Cessna 421; CASPA)

As part of the company’s investment programme over the last two years CAe has created a new flying service; CASPA (Cranfield Aerospace Special Purpose Aircraft) is a bespoke modified Cessna 421 adaptable as both an ADS-B compatible flying test bed and as a special purpose operations aircraft for UK and European customers.

Gordon Dickman, Head of Airborne Systems, commented “The key to CASPA’s success so far has been our rapid response one-stop shop approach for customers; from requirements capture to design and certification, through to operational flying.”

Underpinning CAe’s high service level is its comprehensive regulatory approvals and its ability to fly experimentally under EASA Part 21 as well as AOC operations through its partner DO Systems.

The MD of CAe commented, “I am very pleased to see CASPA so busy and am impressed with the value-for-money its service provides to customers”

Contact

Cranfield Aerospace Ltd
Building 84
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
MK43 0AL
  • +44 (0) 1234 754 046