China to present Tonga with Yun-12 aircraft

China will donate one domestically manufactured aircraft Yun-12 to Tonga to provide air service in the southern Pacific country.

Debuting in the early 1980s, the 17-seat Yun-12 was designed and developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. Some 212 have been sold to more than 20 countries and regions.

The new aircraft will be handled over to Tonga in late July or early August to support its local transportation and economic growth, said the company on Thursday.