NEW DELHI, 11 Apr: Alliance Air’s made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft will be deployed for commercial flight on the Dibrugarh-Pasighat route on Tuesday, the civil aviation ministry said on Monday.
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 7 April.
Its first flight will be on Tuesday between Dibrugarh in Assam and Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh to boost connectivity in the northeastern states, the airline said in a statement.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, there will also be inauguration of the first flying training organisation in 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 flight and the flying training organisation’s opening.
Till date, Dornier 228 planes are used by the armed forces only. (PTI)
