TOMSK, Feb 9 – RIA Tomsk. A new aircraft of Siberian Light Aviation (SiLA) L-410 arrived on Tuesday at the Tomsk airport from Yekaterinburg for permanent base; it will carry out domestic and interregional flights, the press service of the regional administration said.
"The new aircraft L-410 has arrived at the Tomsk Bogashevo Airport for permanent base. <...> (It) is equipped with two GE H80-200 turboprop engines and is designed to carry 19 passengers. The SiLA airline will fly the new plane from Tomsk in the region, Khakassia, Altai Krai and Kemerovo region", - says the message.
It is noted that the plane arrived on Tuesday from Yekaterinburg. It is also planned to operate charter flights.
The new L-410 UVP E20 is an improved version of the L-410 aircraft operating in over 50 countries on five continents. The maximum flight range is 1100 kilometers. The aircraft was manufactured in the Czech Republic.
According to the Tomsk airport, SiLA airline currently operates flights from Tomsk to the following directions: Novy Vasyugan, Kedrovy, Kargasok, Barnaul, Belokurikha and Abakan.