BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two Xinzhou-60 passenger planes will soon fly to Bolivia and operate under a local air carrier, according to the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation.

    The Xinzhou-60 aircraft will be the first batch of China-made planes in commercial flights in South America, said vice president of the company Huang Bin.

    The turboprop can accommodate 52 to 60 passengers, known outside China as the MA60, with a maximum range of 1,600 km.

    China exported seven Xinzhou-60s in 2007. So far 12 such planes have been delivered to Zimbabwe, Laos, Zambia, Congo and Angola.

    The plane is manufactured by Xi'an Aircraft Industry (Group) Co., Ltd.