Aircraft weight-related charges imposed on European carriers has prompted Bombardier to design a lighter version of its planned 100-seat CRJ1000.
The variant, dubbed the CRJ1000 EuroLite (EL), features a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 85,968lb (39,029kg), which is 4,032lb lighter than the baseline CRJ1000 and 5,832lb lighter than the CRJ1000ER.
Range on the EuroLite […]

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Malaysian turboprop operator Firefly, which is taking delivery next month of its first two ATR turboprops, has decided it will phase out its last Fokker 50 at the end of this year.
“Our fleet of three Fokker 50s will be phased out progressively with the arrival of the ATRs [and] the last Fokker 50 will […]