Jakarta, IO – Transnusa, an Indonesian airline launched in August 2005 bought 30 ARJ21-700 aircrafts made by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd (COMAC).
The passenger jet has a capacity of 78-97 people and cruising range of 3,700 km and is capable of flying for 3.5 hours.
Transnusa president director Bayu Sutanto said the planes would serve domestic routes and several cities in ASEAN – Kuala Lumpur, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu and Singapore.
“COMAC ARJ21 will complement our Airbus A320 fleet in supporting our effort to grow our domestic and international routes to ASEAN, as well as cities in China and Australia,” he said, reported CNN Indonesia, Friday (23/12).