10-04-2025
Aircraft replacement plans for Alderney
Aurigny plans to improve Alderney's air links by replacing some of its aircraft, the company the plans, the Dornier planes could be replaced with two Twin Otter aircraft and a third plane could be used as a said proposals were still in the early stages of development and would need approval from the States Trading Supervisory Board and Policy and of the committee, Peter Roffey said the plan, which would mean Aurigny would not own the planes, could result in "huge cost savings" for the airline.
'Big advantage'
Under the plans the Twin Otter planes would be flown by Aurigny's said: "It is not for Aurigny to buy any Twin Otter aircraft. "The big advantage of this is that there would be huge cost savings on maintenance at Aurigny as they would only have to maintain one type of aircraft."The plans meant the provider of the Twin Otter aircraft would be in charge of looking after them. Currently, Aurigny has two Dornier planes serving the island and during medical emergencies one of the planes is taken out of are two companies currently interested in leasing the planes.
