US airline orders 20 Chinese Harbin Y12 turboprop airliners

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Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (Harbin) has signed an agreement with an undisclosed US airline for twenty Y12s.

http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/ ... da-flights

The agreement, signed at the 10th China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition being held in Zhuhai, marks the first time a Chinese-manufactured civilian aircraft is to be exported to the United States.

The turboprops will be used on short-haul passenger and cargo flights from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon as well as on sightseeing flights.

The http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Y-12 is comparable to the Twin Otter.