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Executive jets lift Embraer’s first-quarter deliveries
Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 30 aircraft over the first quarter of this year, including seven commercial models.
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Panama to acquire Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos
Embraer has added Panama to its customer list for the A-29 Super Tucano, with the nation to become the eighth Latin American operator of the turboprop-powered type.
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Devaluation of Brazilian currency weighs heavily in Gol’s fourth-quarter loss
Amid a restructuring effort aimed at strengthening its operational and financial performance, Abra Group carrier Gol lost R$5.1 billion ($883 million) during the final quarter of last year.
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USAF need fuels Embraer’s ambition with KC-390 Agile Tanker
Embraer believes its KC-390 is well positioned to enter the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) future inventory in a proposed “Agile Tanker” guise, despite walking away from a partnership with a US-based potential prime.
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Gol secures exit financing as it seeks conclusion of Chapter 11 process
Brazilian carrier Gol recently secured exit financing from unnamed investors as it works to emerge for Chapter 11 restructuring as “a well-capitalised standalone company”.
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Embraer reveals wing-development work as part of ‘New Technologies Demonstration’
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has revealed the existence of a technology demonstration programme under which it and partners are developing and testing a composite wing and a “flying” laboratory.
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Lanhsa Airlines Jetstream 32 crashes after taking off from Roatan
Twelve people died when a Lanhsa Airlines British Aerospace Jetstream 32 turboprop crashed shortly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan on 17 March.
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Omni reveals more details of Bell-funded 525 operational evaluation
More details have emerged on the six-month operational evaluation of the Bell 525 to be carried out later this year in Guyana by offshore operator Omni Helicopters International and funded by the airframer.
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Embraer aims to expand civilian aerospace presence in Poland, pitches E190 conversion site
Embraer aims to significantly expand its civilian aerospace presence in Poland, saying it is considering establishing an E-Jet E2 landing gear overhaul site and an E190 passenger-to-freighter conversion line in the country.
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Brazilian carrier Voepass grounded after latest post-accident safety inspection
Brazilian regional carrier Voepass has been grounded over its inability to resolve operational concerns identified by the country’s civil aviation regulator.
