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Alitalia to finalize loans of $270 million with the banks in order to keep flying

Alitalia (2nd) (Rome) is about to finalize loans of around $270 million with banks that were pledged last year as part of a plan to keep the Italian flag carrier according to Reuters. However the carrier is coming under increasing pressure on its Italian turf from lost cost carriers (especially easyJet and Ryanair) now adding flights in Italy.

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Copyright Photo: Rolf Wallner/AirlinersGallery.com. Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) EI-RDF (msn 17000337) taxies at Zurich (ZRH).

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TRIP Linhas Aereas orders two Embraer ERJ 190s

TRIP Linhas Aรฉreas (Sao Paulo-Viracopos) announced the closing of a contract for the acquisition of two 106-seat Embraer ERJ 190 jets at the 47th Farnborough International Air Show for delivery in the second quarter of 2011.

TRIP currently operates six 86-seat Embraer ERJ 175 jets.

Copyright Photo: AirSpeed. One of the current TRIP Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ 170-200LRs (ERJ 175) is this PP-PJD (msn 17000017) preparing for takeoff at Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont).

Delta agrees to sell Compass Airlines to Trans States Airlines

Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) today (July 1) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell is wholly owned regional airline subsidiary Compass Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul) to Trans States Holdings, Inc. (Trans States Airlines) (St. Louis) for $20.5 million.

Compass will continue to serve Delta as a Delta Connection carrier with a long-term, extendable agreement, ranging from seven to 12 years depending on aircraft type. Compass will continue to be headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough. Compass Airlines’ Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N608CZ (msn 17000195) prepares to land at Baltimore/Washington.

Republic Airlines’ N103HQ is slightly damaged at Providence

US Airways Express Flight US 3315, an Embraer 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N103HQ (msn 17000159) bound for Philadelphia yesterday and operated by Republic Airlines (2nd), was being pushed away from a gate by an airline employee when it hit the empty, stationary US Airways Flight US 815, an Airbus A321 (N190UW) bound for Charlotte as flight US 815.

There were no injuries to the 36 on board the Republic flight, but the starboard side winglet took the brunt of the damage on the Embraer, while the A321 suffered damaged to the APU doors at the base of the tail.

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Copyright Photo: Jay Selman. Republic Airlines’ Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) N103HQ (msn 17000159) taxies to the runway at Charlotte.

LOT Polish Airlines to operate the Embraer ERJ 195

LOT Polish Airlines (Warsaw) has converted four Embraer ERJ 175s for four larger ERJ 195s. Deliveries will start next year.

Copyright Photo: Jacek Fiszer. Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175) SP-LIA (msn 17000125) arrives back at the WAW hub.

FDA-Fuji Dream Airlines orders an ERJ 175

FDA-Fuji Dream Airlines (Shizuoka) has ordered an 84-seat Embraer ERJ 170-200LR (ERJ 175). The new type will be delivered next year. The new airline already has two smaller ย ERJ 170-100STs and is planning to commence operations next month.