Aircraft
New Zealand Flight School Orders 10 Tecnam Trainers
Deal includes P2008 JC, P2006T, and P-Mentor models
NZAAL's Tecnam fleet of trainers
New Zealand Airline Academy Limited (NZAAL) operates a fleet of Tecnam trainer airplanes.

New Zealand Airline Academy Limited (NZAAL) has placed an order for 10 airplanes from Tecnam, the Italian manufacturer announced this week at the Dubai Airshow. The order includes eight single-engine P2008 JC models equipped for nighttime VFR flying, one single-engine P-Mentor IFR trainer with RNAV and a ballistic parachute, and one P2006T light twin.

According to Tecnam, the first aircraft to be delivered will be the P2006T, which is making the flight directly from the company’s manufacturing facility in Capua, Italy, to NZAAL’s facility in Oamaru, New Zealand, this month. Deliveries of the other nine aircraft will begin in the second quarter of 2024.

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