Aircraft
Avic’s MA600 Makes International Debut, MA700 in the Works
The AVIC MA600 flew in Dubai during the biennial airshow’s daily flight displays. (Photo: David McIntosh)
The AVIC MA600 flew in Dubai during the biennial airshow’s daily flight displays. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Lao Airlines, the national airline of Laos, expects to take delivery of its first Avic “Modern Ark” MA600 turboprop “sometime after February,” marking the 56-seat turboprop’s entry into revenue service outside China. The only other two existing MA600s, delivered in December 2010 and September 2011, respectively, operate in China with the Civil Aviation Flight University of China (Cafuc) for training purposes.