Embraer has delivered two 170 jets to Libyan state-owned aviation services provider Petro Air. The deal, which also includes the option to acquire two Embraer 190s, is valued at $66.8 million. The 76-seat aircraft will be used to transport oil company personnel from Libya's capital Tripoli to the various "station points" throughout the country. The Embraer 170 will also be used for ad hoc charter services.
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Source: Flight International
Airbus’s A321XLR has initially been certified with a maximum take-off weight of 97t, but the airframer is working on approval for higher weights for the twinjet. This 97t figure is the same MTOW as the XLR’s immediate predecessor, the A321LR. The airframer had originally stated – when its unveiled the ...
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