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Montevideo, January 22nd 2025 - 05:47 UTC

Tag: Embraer E-190

  • Saturday, December 28th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    Azerbaijan Airlines Brazilian-built jet damaged from the outside

    The aircraft went down near Aktau, a Caspian Sea port in western Kazakhstan

    While several theories are being thrown into the fray regarding the probable causes of Azerbaijan Airlines' Flight J2-8243 crash in Kazakhstan, one thing seems to be for sure: the Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 jet was damaged from the outside, leading to at least 38 deaths while there are 29 survivors, some of whom were also said to be in a serious condition. In the meantime, representatives of Embraer have arrived at the site where the plane crashed.

  • Thursday, December 26th 2024 - 09:09 UTC

    At least 29 survivors reported in Brazilian-built airliner crash

    There were contradicting versions as to the cause of the accident

    A Brazilian-built Embraer E-190 jet of Azerbaijan Airlines registration 4K-AZ65 carrying 67 people crashed near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau Wednesday, killing 38 people, while 29 others, including three children, were rushed to emergency services for treatment. The passengers included 37 Azerbaijanis, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakhstanis, and 3 Kyrgyzstan nationals.

  • Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 07:54 UTC

    US company owned by Brazilian citizen buys over Amaszonas airline

    De Urioste welcomed the new investors to keep Amaszonas operational through the pandemic

    Nella Airlines Inc., a US company chiefly owned by a Brazilian citizen, has acquired 100% control over the Bolivian airline Amaszonas, it was announced Tuesday. All company workers are to keep their jobs and have nothing to worry about, according to Amaszonas executive president, Sergio de Urioste.

  • Wednesday, August 1st 2018 - 07:01 UTC

    Aeromexico Embraer crashes in Durango: passengers and crew jump to safety

    TV images showed the severely damaged body of the plane after it came to rest in scrubland and a column of smoke rose into the sky

    Dozens were injured when a packed Aeromexico-operated Embraer jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico’s state of Durango on Tuesday, but authorities said most were not seriously hurt and there were no fatalities.

  • Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:44 UTC

    Beijing to the rescue of sliding Brazil: 53bn dollars in trade, finance and investment

    Li and Rousseff announced the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, will set up a 50bn fund with Caixa Econômica Federal, for infrastructure projects

    Beijing has come to the rescue of Brazil's slumping economy with trade, finance and investment deals worth at least 53 billion dollars in energy, mining, aviation and upgrading of dilapidated infrastructure.

  • Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 - 06:46 UTC

    Brazil investigating sale of 20 Embraer E-190 to Aerolíneas Argentinas fearing surcharges

    Aerolineas E-190 parked in Buenos Aires regional air terminal

    Brazil’ aircraft manufacturer Embrear is again resurfacing suspicions regarding the sale of commercial planes to Aerolineas Argentinas involving several million dollars in surcharges. The company informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, that it is investigating companies from five different countries to which it sold aircraft allegedly in transactions suspicious of irregularities.