{"id":19796,"date":"2022-04-12T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19796"},"modified":"2022-04-12T17:31:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:01:40","slug":"the-first-ever-made-in-india-17-seater-civil-dornier-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/12\/the-first-ever-made-in-india-17-seater-civil-dornier-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"The First-Ever “Made In India” 17-seater civil Dornier aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first-ever ‘Made in India’ 17-seater Dornier aircraft would be pressed into its maiden service connecting five remote towns of Arunachal Pradesh to Assam’s Dibrugarh.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On what would be a red-letter day in the history of Indian aviation, this will further boost air connectivity of the North Eastern Region with the rest of the country.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has agreed with a Scheme- “Providing air connectivity and Aviation infrastructure in North Eastern Region (NER)” to promote air connectivity in the states of the North Eastern Region and, it demands, to develop of infrastructure for air connectivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a part of this scheme, two important growth will take place tomorrow – The first flight of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited <\/a>(HAL) – Made in India- Dornier Do-228 from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat town in Arunachal Pradesh by Alliance Air, making it India’s only first commercial airline to fly Indian made aircraft for civil operations and inauguration of first FTO (Flying Training Organization) for North Eastern Region at Lilabari, Assam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both events will be attended by the Civil Aviation Minister<\/a>, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and the Chief Ministers of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pema Khandu will also be attending.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to HAL sources, the 17-seater non-pressurized Dornier 228 with an AC cabin is capable of day and night operations. The light transport aircraft will facilitate regional connectivity in northeastern states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two aircraft were handed over to Alliance Air last Thursday and one has been moved to Dibrugarh airport, the newest hub for Alliance air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The aircraft will be used to give air connectivity to remote places of eastern Arunachal Pradesh including some areas close to the China and Myanmar borders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALG) maintained by Indian Air Force will be used for landing, officially said.  <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alliance Air will initially be flying from Dibrugarh to Pasighat. And in the next 15 to 20 days, it will fly to Tezu and then to Ziro, both towns in Arunachal Pradesh. All of this will happen\u00a0in the first phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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