First ever 'Made in India' Dornier plane to start flying from today on Dibrugarh-Pasighat route

New Delhi, April 12: A new chapter will be written today when Made in India Dornier 228 aircraft developed by Alliance Air will start its first commercial flight operations from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh.

 

Alliance Air will operate the first Made in India Dornier 228 passenger aircraft which will be flagged off by Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. The 17-seater non-pressurized Dornier 228 with an AC cabin capable of day and night operations. The light transport aircraft will facilitate regional connectivity in northeastern states and better connectivity.

 

"As a part of this scheme, two important developments will take place on 12th April 2022 -First flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228 from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh. Alliance Air will be India's first commercial airline to fly Indian-made aircraft for civil operations. There will also be the inauguration of First FTO (Flying Training Organization) for North Eastern Region at Lilabari, Assam," read the release.

 

 

 

The Centre-run Alliance Air had in February signed an agreement with the government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to lease two 17-seater Dornier 228 aircraft. The airline received its first Dornier 228 plane on April 7.

 

Meanwhile, on Tuesay, there will also be the inauguration of the first flying training organisation at Lilabari, Assam, it mentioned.

 

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be present on the occasion of Dornier 228's first flight and the flying training organisation's opening. To date, Dornier 228 planes are used by the armed forces only.

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