Press Release

Issued by Rheinland Air Service.

December 2, 2014

Quest Aircraft Company is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Rheinland Air Service (RAS) to represent Quest as the exclusive dealer for Kodiak aircraft in Europe. RAS will also serve as an authorized Kodiak service center. Headquartered at Mönchengladbach Airport near Düsseldorf, RAS joins an existing network of Kodiak sales and service dealers strategically located around the world. Its subsidiary, Aviation Centre in Windhoek, Namibia, is also a Kodiak authorized service center for that region.

“RAS is a good fit for Quest and for the Kodiak,” said Steve Zinda, Quest's vice president of sales and marketing. “Like all of our dealers, RAS brings professionalism, experience and a strong relationship with customers and potential customers in the geographic area they represent.”

RAS' territory covers 35 countries which include both European Union (EU) and non-EU member countries. Their territory stretches from Iceland and the United Kingdom in the west to Scandinavia in the north and as far south as Greece, Cyprus and Malta.

“This latest addition reflects the company's commitment to continued growth and global expansion in key parts of the world,” Zinda added. “While we do have several Kodiaks in service there, we have not focused heavily on the European market. With the impending changes regarding single-engine turboprops by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) coupled with the market potential and RAS' strong presence, we think the Kodiak will see increased interest from a variety of customer segments.”

“With its outstanding versatility and performance, the rugged Kodiak will be of great interest to many of our customers,” said RAS ceo Johannes Graf von Schaesberg. “Customers are already familiar with the time-tested and well proven PT6-34 engine. But the reliable and comfortable Kodiak also offers customers an entirely new level of mission flexibility.”