Chinese Government donates Y-12 aircraft worth $7.4 million (Linked to Project ID#37733)
Commitment amount
$ 8192504.712422813
Adjusted commitment amount
$ 8192504.71
Constant 2021 USD
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
China Ministry of Commerce [Government Agency]
Recipient
Tonga
Sector
Transport and storage (Code: 210)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Description
On October 10, 2014, the Chinese Ambassador to Tonga, Huang Huaguang, and the Prime Minister of Tonga, Vajru, signed a handover certificate of the donation of Y-12 aircraft. The handover ceremony took place in the presence of it over to King Tupou VI at Lupepau'u Airport in Vava'u. The 17-seat aircraft was manufactured in China by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China at a cost of approximately $7.4 million. This was the second aircraft donated to the Government of Tonga by the Chinese Government, the first being an MA60 donated in 2013 (as recorded in Project ID#37733). The total cost of construction for these two planes was $20 million USD. In 2015, it was reported that this plane experienced mechanical issues with the brakes. This plane was at the time operated by Real Tonga Airlines
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
13
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of the Kingdom of Tonga [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Real Tonga Airlines [Private Sector]
Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (AVIC) [State-owned Company]