Embraer has received an order for four 50-passenger EMB-145 regional jets from Luxair of Luxembourg, which is planning to gradually phase out its Fokker 50 fleet. The first two aircraft are due to be delivered in August and September 1998, and it will receive the other EMB-145s in 1999 and 2000.
Source: Flight International
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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