Aceh, N. Kalimantan, Papua provinces order 52 aircraft State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) has obtained a type certificate for its N219 commuter aircraft after a series of test flights using two prototypes. A type certificate indicates the airworthiness of an aircraft type and model, and is issued by the Airworthiness and Aircraft Operation Directorate (DKPPU), which falls under the Civil Aviation Directorate General at the Transportation Ministry. The ministry’s Civil Aviation Directorate General secretary, Nur Isnin Istiarto handed the certificate to PT DI president director Elfien Goentoro on Monday, witnessed by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, which was streamed live on YouTube. PT DI development and technology director Gita Amperiawan said the N219 had passed Civil Aviation Software for Regulators (CASR) Part 23 on Airworthi…