First India-Made civilian aircraft Dornier 228 delivered to Alliance Air
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Alliance Air announced that it took its first delivery of its Dornier 228 plane to facilitate connectivity among the north-eastern states on April 7. Centre-run Alliance Air had in February signed an agreement with government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to lease two 17-seater Dornier 228 aircraft. The airline on April 7 on Twitter said, "Alliance Air takes delivery of its first Made in India Dornier 228.