Connecting an exclave with a new airline
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has granted funding for a feasibility study to develop a new airline that will service Timor-Leste’s Oé-Cusse Ambeno exclave (816 sqkm).
The project will link non-contiguous regions of Timor-Leste through aviation, while enhancing the country’s connection to destinations across Southeast Asia and around the world. The study will be carried out by New York-based Alton Aviation Consultancy.
USTDA director Enoh T. Ebong: "Airlines are a crucial link for connecting people and markets and enhancing economic growth, especially in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Our partnership with Timor-Leste will support the development of one of its most important infrastructure priorities in a sector where US companies have so much to offer in terms of expertise and technology." (ah)