TransNusa soon to start commercial operations on its new China-made ARJ21

TransNusa is all set to start its ARJ21 commercial operations with the potential destination of first flight to be Kuala Lumpur, sources claim.  Interestingly this will also be TransNusa’s first international route. The airline received its first ARJ21 on December 2022 marking COMAC’s first overseas ARJ21 delivery. In February 2023, the airline started proving flights, as the Indonesia’s Civil Aviation Authority mandates completion of 100 hours of proving flights before introducing a new aircraft in commercial operations. Speaking to local media, Bayu Sutanto, CEO, TransNusa said: “We were considering that some of the routes we would develop would also require