Air Chathams has purchased the two ex-Airwork Fairchild SA227-CC Metro 23s, ZK-POE (c/n CC-843B) and ZK-POF (c/n CC-844B).
Wikipedia, the source of all knowledge, notes improvements beyond the Metro III provided better systems, more power and a further increase in takeoff weight. This design effort resulted in the SA227 CC (for Commuter Category) and SA227-DC models, initially called the Metro IV then renamed Metro 23, so named as they were designed for certification under FAR Part 23 (Amendment 34) standards. The SA227-CC was an interim model with TPE331-11U engines and only five were built.
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| Metro 23s ZK-POE and ZK-POF taken at Auckland in 2014 |
Interesting, wonder what they will use these for open up some new routes maybe or just more charter flights.
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