Spirit Air Orders Six BN2T-4S Britten Norman Islanders for Fleet Expansion

Indian commuter airline Spirit Air has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Britten Norman to purchase six new BN2T-4S turboprop Islander aircraft.

These six new aircraft will eventually supplement the four refurbished BN2T-4S it is due to take delivery of. The latter delivery of aircraft will allow the airline to enter into service, although a date has not yet been given.

Based in Bangalore, India, the airline will operate scheduled passenger services across the country. There, it will provide much needed sub-regional connectivity between remote grass airstrips and sub-regional landing stripes with the country’s primary airports.

Spirit Air is currently awaiting an AOC (Air Operator Certificate) from the DCGA. It has already received an NOC from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to operator scheduled commuter air transport services.

Mark Shipp, Technical Director and Head of Design at Britten-Norman commented:

“[The Islander’s] durability makes it highly suitable for operating into remote, semi-prepared locations and this sets the Islander apart within this class of aviation.”.

On this new LOI agreement, Capt. S. K. Verma, Managing Partner of Spirit Air said:

“We are pleased to partner with Britten-Norman for the order of new BN2T-4S Islander aircraft in the STOL space for our commuter operations from short, grass airfields located in the districts of India.”