“was carrying two flight crew members as well as 17 technicians employed to conduct routine maintenance on the aircraft.[2] Saurya Airlines said that maintenance on the aircraft was due to formally begin on 25 July.”
I don’t know why the article says it’s a test flight. Perhaps they just mean it wasn’t a commercial flight for paying passengers?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Saurya_Airlines_crash
“was carrying two flight crew members as well as 17 technicians employed to conduct routine maintenance on the aircraft.[2] Saurya Airlines said that maintenance on the aircraft was due to formally begin on 25 July.”
I don’t know why the article says it’s a test flight. Perhaps they just mean it wasn’t a commercial flight for paying passengers?