Re: Kalistan
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2020 5:03 am
AeroKal to build new Line of Passenger craft
AKC-200 to provide non-stop service to Seleya, Dovani and Keris
Kaliburg, Ananto
February 1, 4782
Premier Katrine D'Arcy tours new AeroKal international terminal at Kaliburg International Airport
The Premier toured the new International Terminal at Kaliburg International Airport to announce a new initiative of AeroKal.
"We are happy to announce that our nation's leading producer of light aircraft, for both civilian and official use, AeroKal and the National Aluminum Plant under KALNAFERCO have come to the end of negotiations to work together to begin producing long range civilian airliners, aiming to begin regular and non-stop service between Kaliburg and Ports in Seleya, Dovani and Keris. The new design, named the AKC-200 (RW: Boeing 757), will seat 200 passengers, and will fly to a maximum range of about 4500 miles, which will allow us to easily initiate intercontinental flight using our own flights."
To date, all carriers who offer international travel are foreign companies. AeroKal has previously managed flights between Ananto and the Mainland, and between mainland airports. "To date, foreign aircraft builders have had the advantage over domestic providers in international travel," said the Premier. "It is really only now that we have been able to tool up and begin to produce these common aircraft designs in our own nation. With the engineering base at AeroKal, the fully operational Aluminum plant in KalNaFerCo, and the avionics production capabilities at KMD, we finally have the components in place to begin to compete for overseas transit to and from Kaliburg."
The New International Terminal, which was a repurposed domestic terminal that has been overhauled to add additional security and immigration and customs controls, as well as a new cargo freight facility directly adjacent, was recently developed at the Airport. "In providing the capital for the renovation and new construction, AeroKal has contracted for the 16 gates in the terminal, and has retained the option for expansion at a later date," said Premier D'Arcy. The AeroKal terminal of the International Airport does not alleviate the pressure of other airlines in the newly designated International Terminal A. "Foreign companies will still compete for gating privileges, as per usual," said the Premier. "But opening 16 new gates to just AeroKal traffic will provide our own airline an advantage, in that it will not compete for passengers or gates. This will ensure quite boarding and deboarding, as well as priority in take off on two of our runways. This new terminal will be a boon for International Air Travel to and from Kalistan."
AeroKal expects to produce an initial run of 35 new AKC-200s, and then will revisit the production demand. AeroKal has signaled that they are open to producing aircraft for international sales once domestic demands are met.