Hunnu Air (MR, Ulaanbaatar) has expressed an interest in acquiring the TVS-2DTS, a Russian-built single turboprop aircraft designed to replace the An-2 on commercial passenger flights in Siberia and Russia's Far East.
The Head of Buryatia, Alexey Tsydenov, told Tass this week that the Mongolian carrier had said it would be prepared to sign an agreement for up to six aircraft of the type.
Rostec plans to manufacture the aircraft at its U-UAZ plant in Ulan-Ude. The first TVS-2DTS is due to roll off the production line in 2019.
For its part, Hunnu Air would presumably use the aircraft for flights to more remote regions in Mongolia. Its fleet currently includes two ATR72-500s and three Fokker 50s used to serve 12 destinations across Mongolia, China, and Russia.
