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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
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.
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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.
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