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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
ERA Partners has acquired a majority stake in Grant Aviation, whose fleet includes the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The reported ownership change puts a regional aviation operator under new majority ownership; the available reports do not specify the transaction’s value or its implications for Grant’s fleet or operations.
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ERA Partners has acquired a majority stake in Grant Aviation, whose fleet includes the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. The reported ownership change puts a regional aviation operator under new majority ownership; the available reports do not specify the transaction’s value or its implications for Grant’s fleet or operations.
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