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• Hilka Birns
Xejet began twice-weekly service between Abuja and Gusau on Oct. 6, 2026, using an Embraer E145. The flights mark the first scheduled passenger service at the new airport serving the capital of Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria.
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Xejet began twice-weekly service between Abuja and Gusau on Oct. 6, 2026, using an Embraer E145. The flights mark the first scheduled passenger service at the new airport serving the capital of Zamfara State in northwestern Nigeria.
LATAM Airlines Brasil has received its first E195-E2 directly from Embraer. The aircraft, registered as PS-LTA, is scheduled to enter domestic service on November 30, marking the start of the airline’s E195-E2 operations.
LATAM Airlines Brazil and Embraer marked the start of the delivery process for the airline’s first E195-E2. The aircraft’s arrival will add the E2 generation to LATAM Brazil’s fleet, though the announcement provides no delivery schedule, fleet count or details on how the aircraft will be deployed.
Embraer is moving to bring multi-orbit in-flight connectivity into the E2’s factory-fit offering, a process that can take several years from initial catalog offerability to installation on the assembly line. The effort highlights the time required to integrate cabin products into an aircraft production program.
Regional carriers are extending leases, overhauling engines and keeping older aircraft in service as supply-chain constraints delay fleet renewal, delegates at the ERAA General Assembly said. Embraer sees potential demand for its regional jets on underserved and unserved routes in Eastern Europe.
Mauritania Airlines is preparing to sell its Embraer aircraft, according to a report. The available information does not specify the fleet’s size or models, the reason for the sale, or its timing, leaving the potential implications for the carrier’s fleet plan unclear.
Haute Aviation, the Swiss business aviation operator led by CEO, co-founder and accountable manager Alexander Tamagni, is growing its fleet and plans to add a Praetor 500. The announcement signals a fleet expansion, though the available report provides no delivery timing or aircraft count.
Embraer Chief Executive Francisco Gomes Neto says the failed agreement to transfer control of the company’s commercial aviation business to Boeing ultimately had a positive outcome for the Brazilian manufacturer. His assessment recasts a major cross-border transaction that did not proceed as beneficial for Embraer.
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