Lao Airlines has announced that it is to purchase two news ARJ21-700 aircraft.,
Lao Airlines will be the international launch customer for the narrowbody jet manufactured cy Chinese aircraft manufacturer, COMAC.
The agreement was signed on 8 January in Vientiane in a ceremony attended by Laos Government officials. says Comac. Lao Airlines currently operates a fleet of ATR 72s and Chinese-built MA60s. It has domestic services and international services to Siem Reap, Bangkok and Kunming in China. among others. The Comac ARJ21-700 is a twin-engined regional airliner. It is the first passenger jet to be developed and produced locally by the People's Republic of China.