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 home base in Guyana, where the aircraft will be employed for passenger and medical services.

RORAIMA Airways’ Director of Aviation and Chief Pilot Gerald Gouveia Jr. commented:  “We are expanding the VIP passenger experience, charter operations, cargo and medevac flights, offering a higher level of safety and luxury even in the jungle “Roraima has a very proud history of providing these services to the people of Guyana during the day and the night. Due to the risk of operating in the jungle without proper weather reporting and adverse weather conditions, we had actually restricted the night flying at the company. With the Tecnam aircraft and the added technology and safety standards, as well as the work that the government is doing to improve the quality of the airstrips across Guyana, we are looking to restart our night medevac service. I can safely say, as the director of aviation, I am in a position where I will be more comfortable dispatching night medevac flights.”​

Francesco Sferra, Tecnam P2012 – Special Mission Platforms Sales & Business Development Manager stated: “Providing a new and vital service is the mission of our P2012 Traveller in all its variants. The versatility of the Continental Traveller with multi missioin capability will be a key success factor for Roraima’s operations.” 

The Government of Guyana is investing heavily in aviation infrastructure and the P2012 will be one of the pillars in the modernisation of Guyana’s aviation. RORAIMA Airways will be able to offer charter flights to or from any part of the Caribbean and Northern Brazil to Guyana with ease and the highest level of service, safety and comfort to its customers.

Renowned for offering its customers the ultimate in luxury and safety, RORAIMA Airways is the premium provider of air charter services in Guyana and northern Brazil, where multi-engine operations over the varied terrain and over water provide a significant safety advantage for the company’s market area.

Passenger comfort was a key factor in the operator’s decision: all single seats are generously spaced, with individual window and seat amenities, double in-seat USB ports, cup holder, seat pocket, armrest; plus under seat stowage and dual air conditioning (that can be ground operated on DC power to ‘pre-cool’ the aircraft prior to boarding) offer limousine levels of comfort and convenience. The P2012 Traveller Series also offers very competitive operating costs.

The two new aircraft are provided with multi mission configurations that will also enable RORAIMA to offer 24-hour Air Ambulance operations, raising the bar for medical evacuation and air ambulance flights in the country, as well as cargo capability.

RORAIMA Airways is the first operator of the P2012 Traveller in the region and Tecnam will continue to work with them and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority to develop solutions to meet local air travel needs.