Tianjin-based Okay Airways took delivery of two domestically produced MA60 turboprops from AVIC. The aircraft will be operated on new routes from Yantai to Dalian, Weiha, Dandong and Weifang that the carrier plans to start this month.
As of June 30, Okay's fleet comprised 14 aircraft. The carrier ordered 10 MA60s in July 2007; two were delivered in October 2008 and another two in August 2010 (ATW Daily News, Aug. 12, 2010). AVIC has sold 181 MA60s with 61 delivered.
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