Xian Aircraft Company (Xi'an Yanliang) has given the go-ahead to JoyAir (JR, Xi'an Xianyang) and Okay Airways (BK, Tianjin) to return six of their MA-60s into revenue service. The six were part of a larger group of fifteen MA-60s that were grounded by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) following a series of incidents involving the types landing gear assembly and signal system.
Chinese aviation portal, WCARN, reports the aircraft were returned to service on Monday, March 10.
At this time, it is believed Xian is still carrying out audits of turboprops owned by Lao Airlines (QV, Vientiane), Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare International) and Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM (La Paz El Alto).