In Pics: First-ever ‘Made-in-India’ commercial plane operated by Alliance Air takes maiden flight

Alliance Air has operated first-ever made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft on Dibrugarh-Pasighat route with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on board. Alliance Air, the regional division of Air India operating flights under the government's RCS-UDAN scheme recently took delivery of the passenger variant of Dornier 228 aircraft made by HAL under the license agreement. The Centre-run Alliance Air had in February signed an agreement with the government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to lease two 17-seater Dornier 228 aircraft. The Dornier 228 is based on Do-228 being operated by the Indian Air Force and manufactured by HAL in India.