Taiwan's Ambassador to the Marshall Islands has presented a cheque for
$600,000 to Marshalls Foreign Minister Tony deBrum and assistant secretary of Finance Jemi Nashion, bringing to $1.6 million the amount injected into the
ailing national airline since January.
Both Air Marshall Islands planes have been grounded since October last year, and despite the injection of Taiwan funds, AMI officials are still unsure when either of the two planes will begin flying.
Parts received last week for the 34-seat Dash-8 did not fit the plane, necessitating discussions between AMI and the manufacturer to resolve the issue.
Mechanics were still working on the plane at week¹s end, with additional parts expected to arrive over the weekend and test flights possible early next week.
