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Why Was the Xi'an MA60 a Disaster for Airlines Around the World?

In this video, Captain Magnar Nordal — airline pilot, flight instructor, and aviation storyteller — dives deep into the strange, troubled history of the Xi'an MA60, also known as the Modern Ark 60. Buckle up for a turbulent ride through Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, where this aircraft has been at the center of aviation controversies, operational disasters, and diplomatic drama.

✈️ What You’ll Learn in This Video:

Why Merpati Nusantara Airlines in Indonesia was forced to accept MA60s despite severe reliability issues, and how this decision led to fatal crashes, hard landings, and eventually the airline’s collapse.

How Zest Air in the Philippines struggled with MA60 operations at the notoriously short runway in Caticlan, home of Boracay, and how two near-disasters led to sweeping flight restrictions and major tourism setbacks.
The bizarre and tragic saga of Real Tonga, where a “gifted” MA60 from China prompted New Zealand to cut $10 million in aid and issue travel warnings ultimately damaging Tonga’s tourism industry and grounding the aircraft permanently.

First-hand accounts from pilots and engineers, including a ferry pilot who was told, “It’s just like the ATR 72 you’ll figure it out,” before flying an unfamiliar MA60 across continents without proper training.

The technical and regulatory issues that doomed the MA60 from the start from exaggerated manual data to the absence of global certification.
Despite a low number of fatal accidents, the MA60's reputation has been irreparably tarnished not due to its airworthiness alone, but because of poor logistics, maintenance support, and political pressure to operate an aircraft ill-suited for many of the routes it was forced onto.

It's a classic case of an airplane built with good intentions but grounded by bad execution. In other words, it's an example of How NOT to Build a Plane.

Performance:
Maximum speed: 514 km/h (319 mph, 278 kn)
Cruise speed: 430 km/h (270 mph, 230 kn)
Range: 1,600 km (990 mi, 860 nmi)
Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)

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