FlightGlobal
• Sander Lamers
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.
Embraer
Latest source-backed stories
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.
Myanmar Airways International is phasing out its Embraer E190 fleet. The available report does not specify the timing, number of aircraft involved or what will replace them, leaving the scale and operational implications of the fleet change unclear.
High activity
An AH Airways EMB-120 carrying 30 people struck a zebra while rotating from a Serengeti National Park airstrip on Oct. 4. The aircraft continued to Kilimanjaro International Airport, where it made a belly landing after the landing gear collapsed; no injuries were reported.
The Paraguayan Air Force has received a Cessna 408 SkyCourier, becoming the twin-engine turboprop’s first military operator in South America. The aircraft adds transport, medical evacuation and humanitarian capability; the handover also coincided with delivery of the service’s sixth and final Embraer A-29 Super Tucano.
An Embraer EMB-120 carrying 30 people made an emergency landing in Tanzania after a reported collision with a zebra. No injuries were reported. The available account does not specify the aircraft’s operator, location, damage or the circumstances of the strike.
Create a free account to see more recent Embraer stories and keep bookmarks in one place.
