The Dornier 228 is a twin-engine, multi-mission aircraft used by the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Navy: Indian Coast Guard The Dornier 228 is used for maritime patrol and surveillance, search and rescue, medical evacuation, and marine pollution contingency. The aircraft is lightweight, fuel efficient, and can operate at a range of speeds. It has a high wing design that provides stability and can take off and land from rough runways in hot climates. The Indian Coast Guard uses two variants o

Royal Thai Navy (RTN) operates 7 Dornier Do 228 twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft. The Dornier Do 228 manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998. In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) bought a production licence and manufactured 125 aircraft for the Asian market sphere. In 2009, RUAG started building a Dornier 228 New Generation in Germany with the fuselage, wings and tail unit manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Kanpur (India)

A Coast Guard Dornier 228 suffered one engine failure. The pilot then made a priority landing at Kanpur (HAL Chakeri) airport. | The Times of India