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Britten-Norman delivers BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation for operations in Guyana

Britten-Norman delivered a BN2T-4S Islander to Xen Aviation, marking the operator’s introduction of its first Islander aircraft as it prepares to launch regional operations in Guyana. The aircraft was completed at Britten-Norman’s UK facility and will support Xen Aviation’s planned commuter services in Georgetown, becoming the first BN2T-4S Islander to operate in the country...

Tecnam P2012 innovates aviation in Guyana

Two P2012 Traveller Continental delivered to RORAIMA Airways in Guyana. Upon performing the aircraft acceptance in the Tecnam premises in Capua, Italy, the first aircraft has been transferred to Guyana in a ferry flight that has been performed by a joint team including RORAIMA Airways’ Director of Aviation and Chief Pilot Gerald Gouveia Jr., that flew the aircraft from Canada to the new...

Additional Islander acquired by JAGS Aviation Guyana

Guyana-based JAGS Aviation expands its fleet with an additional Islander from Britten-Norman. The latest addition to the fleet will support the many services offered by the charter airline, located at Georgetown’s Ogle Airport, which includes sightseeing flights, aerial surveying, freight, and critical medevac services. Britten-Norman installed the latest standard avionics includin...

Guyana Allows Chinese Company to Resume Airport Project

Guyana's government says a Chinese company expanding the main airport runway in the South American country has been allowed to resume operations after agreeing to correct numerous safety violations. The announcement Saturday follows an accident last month that killed one worker and seriously injured another. Officials said China Harbor Engineering Company must also ensure its e...