Air Tractor sells 4000th airplane

On March 26, Air Tractor sold their 4,000th airplane - an Air Tractor 502XP (a single-seat agricultural aircraft).

“After 49 years of continuous production of airplanes, all of us here are really pleased to celebrate this moment,” said Jim Hirsch, Air Tractor president.

“Only eight years ago we built our 3,000th airplane, now we just surpassed number 4,000. This year we find ourselves in the fortunate position to have historically strong demand for our aircraft. While we are subject to agricultural market ups and downs, our manufacturing continues year after year on a rising trend line.”

Mark Rivenbark, owner of Moore’s Aerial Applicators located in North Carolina, is the proud owner of the Air Tractor 502XP.

“Moore’s Aerial Applicators started in the mid-60s and we tend to deal with a lot of vegetables. Around this time of year it’s mostly blueberries. The [Air Tractor 502XP] will be used to spray fungicides and insecticides on our crop and once we get caught up in North Carolina, we can do a little bit of traveling through July and August and help other operators out,” stated Rivenbark.