Textron Aviation has qualified Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings’ Skyscapes Next Generation exterior basecoat and clearcoat system for Cessna, Beechcraft, and Hawker aircraft. The new qualification, which includes both solid and effect colors, expands Sherwin-Williams’ relationship with Textron Aviation.

The Wichita airframer previously qualified the Andover, Kansas-based paint company’s Acry Glo and Jet Glo Express systems for use in both original equipment manufacture airframes, as well as re-paintings.

"We are honored to expand our relationship with a distinguished manufacturer such as Textron Aviation and its iconic aircraft brands,” said Molly Moses, Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings' North America sales manager. “This additional qualification provides Textron Aviation’s customers with multiple options. They can continue to use a traditional, single-stage system like Jet Glo Express or Acry Glo or if they want to utilize a basecoat-clearcoat finish, Textron Aviation now offers Skyscapes Next Generation. Depending upon the complexity of the scheme and the customer’s preferences, this gives Textron Aviation an array of optimized solutions.”