JAGS Aviation turns things up a notch –adds US$4M ‘Skytruck’ to growing fleet
The M28 Skytruck touching  down at Ogle International Airport. Inset is patriarch of the BK Group of Companies, Mr Brian Tiwarie, and his wife (third and fourth right, respectively), and their four children (Photos by Adrian Narine)  
The M28 Skytruck touching down at Ogle International Airport. Inset is patriarch of the BK Group of Companies, Mr Brian Tiwarie, and his wife (third and fourth right, respectively), and their four children (Photos by Adrian Narine)  

JAGS Aviation, a member of the BK Group of Companies, yesterday took possession of a new  PZL M28 Skytruck cargo and passenger  aircraft, which has been described as “a game-changer” for the local domestic aviation sector.

JAGS Aviation Accountable Manager, Ms. Briony Tiwarie addresses the gathering at the welcoming ceremony for the M28 Skytruck. At the head-table are, from left, Tagman Media’s Mr Alex Graham; Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr Robeson Benn; and Tourism Minister (Ag), Mr Irfaan Ali
JAGS Aviation Accountable Manager, Ms. Briony Tiwarie addresses the gathering at the welcoming ceremony for the M28 Skytruck. At the head-table are, from left, Tagman Media’s Mr Alex Graham; Minister of Public Works and Transport, Mr Robeson Benn; and Tourism Minister (Ag), Mr Irfaan Ali

The twin-engined  M28 Skytruck, acquired at a cost of US $4M, touched down at Ogle International at 12.53 hrs  to a traditional water salute by the Guyana Fire Service.
It was received by owner, Mr Brian Tiwarie, members of his family, and a welcoming committee of dignitaries, including  Ministers Robeson Benn, Irfaan Ali, and Robert Persaud; former President Bharat Jagdeo; Opposition Member of Parliament and shadow Aviation Minister, Joe Harmon; and senior officials of the local aviation community and the private sector.
The arrival of the M28 Skytruck now makes it the largest aircraft operating out of the Ogle International Airport, and the second aircraft acquired by JAGS Aviation for commercial operations in the domestic aviation sector in recent months.
JAGS Aviation, a subsidiary of BK International Group of Companies, was launched as an airline in August last when it received  its first aircraft,  a brand new Cessna Grand Caravan 208B EX.
The Cessna Grand Caravan was acquired at a cost of US$3M. It was said then that JAGS will be providing domestic services to interior locations with  the brand-new aircraft recently added to its fleet.
JAGS Aviation Accountable Manager, Ms. Briony Tiwarie said yesterday that the arrival of the ‘Skytruck’ was evidence of the company’s  commitment to continuously  pursue  investment in quality aircraft.
She noted that the domestic aviation sector had tremendous capacity for growth diversification and innovation, and that JAGS recognised that the local conditions for domestic aviators required greater fleet diversity and different and specialised equipment.
She disclosed that the Skytruck  is a multi-mission aircraft, which will deliver the  versatility  that is necessary but  has not been available in the past in the market.
A feature of the aircraft is its ability to take off and land in relatively short and  undeveloped airstrips, a veritable game-changer in the current state of affairs in the local domestic sector.
Ms. Tiwarie disclosed that expansion of  the JAGS Aviation fleet will continue next year.

(By Clifford Stanley)

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