Two additional Embraer 190 aircraft will be added to the fleet of African airline Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique (LAM) increasing the number of Embraer aircraft used by the airline to four. The first Embraer 190 is due to arrive in October of 2012 and the other aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2013. …
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Mar 01 2012
EuroLOT places order for eight DHC-8Q-400NGs
LOT Polish Airlines regional subsidiary EuroLOT announced today that it will purchase eight Bombardier DHC-8Q-400 NextGen aircraft. It will take delivery of three aircraft in April 2012, one in May 2012, three in July 2012 and the last in August of this year. The airline also has an option to purchase a further 12 aircraft. …
Feb 27 2012
Shuttle America Embraer 170 Incident at Newark
A Shuttle America Embraer 170 operating in United Express colors, made an emergency landing at Newark Airport during the evening of February 27th, 2012. The aircraft’s nose gear would not deploy and the aircraft made a non-standard landing as a result. The airport was temporarily closed as crews responded to the landing, passengers and crew …
Feb 27 2012
Icing tests begin on Comac ARJ21 program test aircraft
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China announced that the ARJ21 regional jet program has begun icing performance tests as part of the aircraft’s ongoing certification. In a statement from Comac, as part of its first nacelle anti-icing test, Aircraft 104 departed from Xi’an Yanliang airport on February 25th, 2012 for a three hour test flight …