First Made in India Dornier Aircraft Flight

In news–Alliance Air’s made-in-India HAL Dornier 228 aircraft took off for its first commercial flight on Dibrugarh-Pasighat route recently.

About the Dornier 228 aircraft-

Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop short take-off and landing utility aircraft, manufactured by HAL for the Indian Coast Guard, Indian Air Force and the Indian navy.
The made-in-India aircraft can accommodate two crew members, and 17 passengers.
The aircraft can be used for multiple purposes including aerial survey, pollution prevention, search and rescue, commuter transport, transporting troops, evacuation of casualties, cargo, logistics support, among others.
The flight will be operational from Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh and finally to Lilabari in Assam.
Alliance Air, a public sector airline company, had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a Central Public Sector Unit under Ministry of Defence to operate Indian made Dornier aircraft, which is called Hindustan aircraft.
With this, Alliance Air becomes the first commercial airline to fly Indian made aircraft for civil operations.
The deployment of Indian made Do-228 will be done in a phased manner.
In the first phase, 2 Hindustan aircrafts would be stationed at Dibrugarh, to connect Tezu, Pasighat and Ziro.
In the second phase of the program, connectivity to Mechuka, Tuting and Vijoy Nagar has been planned.
In the coming 15 days, the airline will connect Tezu and after that, within 30 days, air connectivity to Ziro will commence.