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• Ricardo Meier
Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional-ownership company the fleet launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize business jet. The handover comes 19 months after the companies announced an agreement for 182 aircraft, with 30 additional options, valued at $7 billion.
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Africa World Airlines has taken delivery of its first Embraer E190, adding substantially more capacity than the ERJ-145s that anchor its operation. The Ghanaian carrier is positioning the aircraft as part of a plan to build a larger fleet and expand available seats.
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Malaysia Aviation Group is close to finalizing an order for approximately 10 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, according to people familiar with the negotiations. The deal would give Malaysia Airlines a new widebody type and replace its small fleet of leased Airbus A350-900s, nearly a decade after it retired its 777-200ERs.
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Aeroflot has ordered 90 additional MC-21-310 narrowbodies from United Aircraft Corp., expanding its planned Russian-built fleet to 108 aircraft. Deliveries of the latest batch are scheduled for 2029–2032, with the contract including simulators, crew training and 22 years of aftermarket support.
Rostec has again delayed the SJ-100 program, with CEO Sergey Chemezov disclosing that Russian airlines will not receive the first production aircraft until at least the second half of 2027. The revised timetable replaces a plan to deliver 12 aircraft in 2026.
ABX Air has entered a long-term ACMI agreement with U.S. freight forwarder Global Aviation Link for one Boeing 767-300F, expanding its contracted freighter activity. The carrier also plans to add an Airbus A330 freighter, according to its announcement.
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Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional-ownership company the fleet launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize business jet. The handover comes 19 months after the companies announced an agreement for 182 aircraft, with 30 additional options, valued at $7 billion.
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Finland has received its first two F-35A fighters at Rovaniemi, beginning the domestic phase of a program targeting full operational capability by 2030. The milestone comes as Germany’s first aircraft rolls off the line and Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway expand cooperation on aircraft, weapons, maintenance and personnel.
Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has signed memorandums of understanding with Indian airlines covering 85 aircraft, marking a sizable prospective commercial aircraft commitment between the Russian manufacturer and India’s airline sector.
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