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Embraer has delivered American Airlines’ first E175 equipped with RECARO R2 seats. The new seats add adjustable headrests and personal-device holders, aiming to improve comfort and bring greater cabin consistency while preserving the aircraft’s 2-2 layout, with no middle seats.
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Embraer has delivered American Airlines’ first E175 equipped with RECARO R2 seats. The new seats add adjustable headrests and personal-device holders, aiming to improve comfort and bring greater cabin consistency while preserving the aircraft’s 2-2 layout, with no middle seats.
Microflite Group has ordered three aircraft for Par Avion, the Tasmanian operator. The available report does not identify the aircraft types, order value or delivery schedule, limiting what can be concluded about the purchase’s effect on Par Avion’s fleet and capacity.
United Airlines has replaced its Guam International-based Boeing 737-800 fleet with 10 737-8s, completing the transition ahead of the schedule it had announced. The milestone closes the fleet change at the carrier’s Guam base, according to the company.
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Qantas Freight and Australia Post have received the first of three additional A321P2F freighters under their long-standing partnership. Each aircraft can carry up to 20,000 Australia Post and StarTrack parcels per flight; together, the additions are set to increase capacity across Qantas Freight’s dedicated freighter network by up to 20%.
SAS commercial chief Paul Verhagen says the carrier expects new widebodies to create a step change in its global long-haul network, adding both reach and depth. The plan follows an earlier deal for up to 40 Airbus aircraft to bolster the Scandinavian airline’s widebody fleet.
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The Navy accepted the first newly built Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 that will be converted into the E-130J Phoenix II, the next-generation aircraft for the Take Charge and Move Out mission now performed by the Boeing E-6B Mercury. Northrop Grumman will provide the mission systems for the aircraft.
KLM’s first A350-900, registered PH-ZNA, arrived in Amsterdam from Toulouse on Oct. 2 as a new aircraft. The airline has also clarified which destinations the type will serve, marking the start of a long-haul fleet renewal program, though the available reports do not specify routes or delivery plans beyond the first aircraft.
The state-owned airline has taken delivery of a new ATR 72-600, the first of two leased aircraft intended to expand its fleet from two ATR 72s to four. The additions will double CVsky’s turboprop fleet as it grows its capacity.
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