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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

KLM Cityhopper, the regional subsidiary of the Dutch flag carrier, is leasing in extra capacity over the northern hemisphere summer season.

U.S. regional carrier Horizon Air has signed up with Embraer for the OEM’s Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) system.

Eight years after the E190-E2s first flight in 2016, Embraer has finally established its beachhead for the regional jet in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

Embraer has handed over Scoot’s first E190-E2, making the Singapore Airlines LCC subsidiary the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region to operate the type.

Embraer confirmed studies of a maritime patrol E190-E2 variant in November, showing a version carrying Exocet or Mansup anti-ship missiles on belly stations.

Retirements in February 2024 came to just over 30 units, 24% below February 2023.

As of March 2024, 12% of the in-service fleet is classed as being in either parked or parked/reserve status.

Embraer has flown its E190F passenger-to-freighter conversion (P2F) for the first time.

Air Dolomiti plans to operate a fleet of 25 aircraft by the end of 2024 as its network throughout Europe expands.

The Brazilian carrier has outsourced ATR 72-600 and Embraer E1 redelivery checks outside of South America.

Aviation Week projects that North and Latin America commercial MRO labor expenditures will top $46.8 billion through 2033.

Continuing an annual tradition dating back to 1957, Aviation Week Network editors honored a wide variety of industry accomplishments.

United Airlines announced today that it is installing new, larger overhead bins on its Skywest operated Embraer E175 fleet.

Steady growth in Embraer’s Services and Support business (ESS) is poised to accelerate as a new engine overhaul joint venture kicks off.

Air France is preparing to upgrade the cabins of the Embraer 190s operated by regional subsidiary HOP. The flag-carrier’s regional operation currently flies 21 E190s.

Embraer’s business jet division “continued its positive sales momentum” during 2023 with strong support in its retail and fleet markets, the company says.

After a recent Morgan Stanley research note proclaimed Embraer its "top pick in aerospace," the Brazilian OEM's stock price surged 10% in a single day.

The aircraft leasing industry rescued airlines during the pandemic. Now lessors are rewarded through high lease rates and fast-improving profits.

Increased sales opportunities may open up for the larger two models in Embraer’s E-Jet range.

Embraer and Singapore’s ST Engineering say they will expand their collaboration in defense beyond the service and engineering of the C-390 transport aircraft.

Since Air Canada’s consolidated its Air Canada Express regional operation, Jazz Aviation has flown a mixed fleet of both jet and turboprop aircraft.

For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.

When it rains in Darwin, on the northern tip of Australia, it really rains, which reduces scheduled air passenger traffic to and from the city.

“We could easily double again to 400 or 500 aircraft type,” says Azorra President Ron Baur.