Aircraft Embarking On A Three-Week Demonstration Tour Through
The Region
The Singapore International Air Show marks the delivery of the
first of two new Series 400 Twin Otter aircraft sold to Ok Tedi
Development Foundation of Papua, New Guinea. Despite a fleet of
legacy Twin Otters operating within the country, this delivery will
see Ok Tedi as the first Series 400 operator in the region.
The first aircraft on the Ok Tedi order is being handed over at
the Singapore Air show prior to a three week demonstration tour
throughout South East Asia, where the aircraft will be made
available for viewing by commercial, military and government
organizations, along with media. Stops will include Kuala Lumpur
and Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Jakarta and Surabaya, Indonesia,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, and Manila, Philippines. At the
completion of the tour, the aircraft will transit through Cairns,
Australia prior to final ferry flight to Papua New Guinea.
Both Ok Tedi aircraft will be utilized to support the
company’s mining operations and as part of their community
trust to service the local community in New Guinea, with the second
aircraft set for delivery in mid-2012. The two-aircraft deal was
coordinated through Loch Ard Otters International LLC. Loch Ard
Otters was an original launch customer for the Series 400 Twin
Otter program, and has a total of five aircraft with two option
aircraft currently on order. “We are very pleased to have
placed these two aircraft with Ok Tedi. The Twin Otter 400 is an
excellent aircraft and we are excited about offering lease and
financing options for our additional positions,” said Matthew
Lorentzen, President of Loch Ard Otters International LLC.
The growing popularity of the Series 400 Twin Otter around the
world is largely due to its ability to operate from remote and
unimproved airfields in any operating environment, due to its
robust design and equalized maintenance program. It features many
modifications that improve safety and increase performance over the
Series 300 Twin Otter, the most notable of which is the integration
of the Honeywell Primus Apex avionics suite. Other changes include
upgraded Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 engines, use of composite
materials, light weight interior, simplified electrical and LED
lighting systems, as well as value added options such as de-ice and
air-conditioning.
Loch Ard Otters International LLC is a subsidiary of CAVU
Management LLC, an aircraft investment and management group with
headquarters in Palm Beach, FL.