Indonesian low-cost carrier TransNusa has received a delivery of its first COMAC ARJ21-700 aircraft. This move marked the first delivery of a Chinese-made aircraft to a foreign market.
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The 95-seater economy class ARJ21-700 is the first of 30 COMAC planes ordered by the airline in December 2021 under a long-term lease agreement with China Aircraft Leasing Company (CALC). According to AEROTIME HUB the airline has also secured the option to order another 30 jets of this type.
China’s homegrown regional jetliner, the ARJ21, has been delivered to its first overseas client TransNusa, an Indonesian airline, marking China’s first indigenously developed passenger jetliner to enter foreign markets. pic.twitter.com/zhColqVRVf
— 湖北卫视《长江新闻号》 (@cjxwh_hbtv) December 19, 2022
The aircraft will aid in TansNusa’s plans to expand its routes by launching flights to new destinations in Bali, Jakarta, and Yogyakarta The remaining 29 ARJ21 planes are scheduled to join the carrier by 2026.
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