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W hile Aerocet sells to many manufacturers — Cessna, Piper, De Havilland among them — they still provide a great many floats, pods, fairings and other items to Quest. “Our competitor (Wipaire) built floats for the Quest Kodiak — they got to the deadline before we did even though we designed the aircraft. When we actually fin- ished our installation we were 350 pounds lighter — and they were aluminum and we’re composite,” Hojan said. Sales are conducted through a variety of distribution channels. “There are areas specific to dealers and there are areas that are open to Aerocet,” Hojan said. There are overlap areas, as well. “Our largest market for the longest time was Alaska,” Hojan said. “For a period of time overseas overshad- owed that actually, especially in Japan.” That’s due to the company that pur- chased Quest — Setouchi Holdings, part of the Tsuneishi Group — is Japanese, and started their own seaplane operation. 265 Shannon Ln. Priest River, ID 83856 T: 208-448-0400 [email protected] http://www.aerocetmfg.com Congratulations AJAC Class of 2018! Aerocet is a privately held company and does not disclose sales figures. However, “I will say that we are growing; we are definitely grow- ing,” Hojan confirmed. That goes for both the OEM and specialty elements. “The company is still looking at international growth and with new product design, innovation is going to be key to making sure that we continue to be the Ferrari of floats,” Hojan said. Launch Your Career in Aerospace Manufacturing Today ajactraining.org/getting-started AJAC-NW_AerospaceMag4.75X4.75ad_06-2018.indd 1 6/26/18 4:44 PM AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2018 ISSUE NO. 4 27