TransNusa Air Services launches Manado-Guangzhou service with ARJ21 equipment
TransNusa Air Services launched (30-Oct-2024) Manado-Guangzhou service on 29-Oct-2024 with COMAC ARJ21 equipment. COMAC stated it is "the first time for an overseas airline to use a China-made aircraft to fly international routes to and from China". The route is the longest commercial service currently flown by ARJ21 aircraft. [more - original PR]
Background ✨
TransNusa Air Services received its first COMAC ARJ21 in December 2022, marking the first delivery of the aircraft outside China1. The airline launched Jakarta-Guangzhou service with A320 equipment in November 20232. TransNusa CEO Bernard Francis noted the ARJ21's strong passenger load factors in its early months of operation3. The ARJ21 has been deployed on various routes globally, with 117 units delivered to airlines by November 20234.