3 October, 2018: RUAG Aviation, a leading supplier, support provider and integrator of systems and components for civil and military aviation worldwide has delivered a factory new Dornier 228 to Aurigny Air Services Ltd at RUAG’s facility in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. The flag carrier airline of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a returning customer, accepted delivery of their second new Dornier 228. RUAG is the type certificate (TC) holder and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Dornier 228.
“This new aircraft is set to take up regularly scheduled operations immediately, and we are pleased that our acceptance procedure could go forward smoothly,” states Mark Darby, CEO, Aurigny Air Services.
Delivery of this new aircraft also notes two new features in the Dornier 228 new production model configuration: The glass cockpit avionics now include the recently certified digital autopilot and comfort in the aircraft is improved by newly sourced and approved cabin seating systems. At the same time, the new aircraft also displays the operator’s distinctive livery, applied by the specialists in the aircraft painting shop at the RUAG Aviation site.
This is the second new Dornier 228 for Aurigny who is tasked by the States of Guernsey and Alderney with providing reliable passenger, medevac and cargo transport on the routes between Guernsey, Alderney and Southampton. Aurigny maintains a fleet of four Dornier 228s that now include two new production models, with this most recent delivery, and two classic configurations. They rely on the aircraft’s inherent best-in-class performance characteristics for reliability, overall cost-efficiency, fast cruising speeds, STOL capability (Short Take-Off and Landing) and stability in the face of strong crosswinds for continuous operations.