DLR’s Electric Dornier 228 To Serve As Modular Demonstrator For Zero-Emission Technologies
The German Aerospace Centre’s (DLR) Dornier 228 electric-flight testbed will be used on a modular basis for several research applications, including hydrogen-electric flight. The first project it has announced, in…
US’ Bighorn Airways Expanding Fleet In Wake of Severe Wildfires
Wyoming-based Bighorn Airways, which recently fought some of the worst wildfires in recent US history, aims to get more Dornier 228s for smokejumping. During the recent fire season, it flew…
Australia’s GAM Air Targeting Tourism Charter Market
Australian regional operator GAM Air intends to continue to diversify its business by doing more ad hoc tourist charters in future in addition to freight runs. The airline’s chief executive…
RUAG Selling Dornier 228 Program To General Atomics
Swiss company RUAG International has agreed to sell its German aerospace business, including the Dornier 228 program, to General Atomics Europe. RUAG International says it is selling the business, for…
Philippine Government Receives Flak for Allowing Island Getaways
The Philippine Government has been trying to revive the country’s domestic tourism industry, as a way to boost the broader economy, but there has been flak from local netizens. Celebrities…
COVID-19 Creating New Challenges for Humanitarian Aid Flights in Africa
KASAS, a Kenyan charter airline with the world’s largest Dornier 228 fleet, is facing unprecedented challenges operating humanitarian flights during the pandemic. It operates Dornier 228 flights on behalf of…