(Business in Cameroon) - On 23 January 2016, Camair Co, the Cameroonian public airline, flew in the Cameroonian airspace, between the cities of Douala and Yaoundé, the two Chinese MA 60 aircraft acquired by the State from Avic International.

Aboard one of these planes, the Cameroonian Minister of Transport, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o, and the Chinese ambassador in Cameroon, Wei Wenhua, who thus wanted to reassure the future passengers on the reliability of these aircraft.

Indeed, on the day following the announcement of their purchase, then of their reception in April 2016, some opinions called into question the reliability of these aircraft, leading to some reluctance from the National Aviation Authority in delivering certificates for the commissioning of the MA 60.

In the end, the Managing Director of the Aviation Authority was dismissed in December 2015, just a few days after the cancellation of the MA 60 maiden flights, which finally occurred on 23 January. “I had the honour of being among the first passengers onboard and I tested its reliability and safety”, the Chinese ambassador confided to the press.

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