The Modern Ark 60 (MA60) having a seating capacity between 48 and 60 is an ideal regional commuter plane, said Zhipeng Yuan, the Chinese pilot who operates the demonstration flight from Luanda- Lubango-Luanda.

"It (the plane) flies beautifully," he told Xinhua after operating the MA60 flying to and back from Lubango, the capital of Huila province in south Angola.

MA60 is a regional turboprop commuter plane developed and made by China. It is fitted up with state-of-the-art technology and equipment which can offer passengers comforts during their trips. With strong fuselage and landing gears as well as outstanding adaptability, it can take off and land on a short runway of 1,000 meters long.

At the ceremony of the demonstration flight held at the Luanda international airport, Sun Zhiwei, deputy managing director of China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation ( CATIC), said he was very happy to see the fast economic development in Angola after the 27-year civil war ended in 2002, which, he added, offers Angola a great leap forward growth opportunity in the sector of air transportation.

Sun also said he believed that Luanda, the capital of Angola, has the greatest potential to become a new air

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