The first-ever “Made in India” civil dornier aircraft will start flying from today
It will provide air connectivity to remote towns of Arunachal Pradesh
The 17-seater non-pressurized Dornier 228 with an AC cabin is capable of day and night operations
The Advanced Landing Grounds ( ALG) maintained by Indian Air Force will be used for landing
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) haa approved a Scheme- “Providing air connectivity and Aviation infrastructure in North Eastern Region (NER)” to promote air connectivity
As a part of this scheme, two important development will take place
First flight of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Made in India- Dornier Do-228
Inauguration of first FTO (Flying Training Organization) for North Eastern Region at Lilabari, Assam
