TRANS GUYANA Airways has acquired its second Beechcraft 1900D aircraft as the airline expands its operations to reach the regional market.The aircraft, which was sourced from New Zealand, arrived in Guyana at the Eugene F Correia International Airport (EFCIA), at Ogle on Monday afternoon, the company noted in a release.

It was piloted by the company’s Director of Operations, Captain Andre Farinha and American ferry pilot, Captain Fuschetti.

The 19-seater pressurised, twin-engine turboprop, fixed-wing aircraft is one of the most popular 19-passenger airliners in the world and is powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada Turboprop engines, each rated at 1279 shaft horse power and cruised at about 280 knots, about the same speed as LIAT’s ATRs.

The aircraft is certified to operate up to an altitude of 25,000 feet and can fly non-stop charter to Puerto Rico, Manaus, Belem and as far as Aruba.

Last September, Trans Guyana unveiled its first Beachcraft 1900D model and it noted at that time that the aircraft will be available for both day and night international charters.

The company has since introduced the Beechcraft on its Lethem service, cutting flying time significantly to the border location to less than an hour.