Embraer has clinched a contract from the government of Thailand for a third ERJ-135. The regional jet will be used by the Royal Thai army for VIP transport and medical evacuation missions following delivery later this year. Thailand is the first military operator in South-East Asia to use the ERJ-135 for transporting officials and for medevac missions. The Thai army and navy already operate one ERJ -135 each, from Bangkok and the U-Tapao air base.
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Source: Flight International
Boeing has tweaked upward its 20-year aircraft-demand forecast, predicting airlines will need more jets than previously expected due to an extraordinarily large number of older aircraft that soon must be replaced.
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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