Monday 30 October 2017

Air Kiribati receives its first Dash 8 100 aircraft on 31 October 2017

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals


Air Kiribati, the national airline of Kiribati in the Pacific, has received its first new Dash 8 100 series aircraft which has touched down at Bonriki International Airport from Canada on 31 October 2017 at Kiribati local time. With 37 passenger seats, the aircraft is pressurised and will have inflight cabin service. 

Air Kiribati said it now needs to undertake to obtain the necessary registrations and licencing from the Kiribati civil aviation authority for the Dash 8 100 series to be utilized on domestic and short haul international routes from Tarawa. This includes over 100 hours of proving flights before it is able to initiate the aircraft's first scheduled flight.

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