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NAC delivers one Embraer E190 to Stobart Air on lease

Stobart Air, the regional franchise flying partner to leading airlines, has taken delivery of one Embraer E190 aircraft, MSN 19000218, on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

Stobart Air operates up to 860 flights weekly across 42 routes throughout 10 European countries from bases in the UK & Ireland. The airline operates a fleet of 19 aircraft with routes across Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Kerry and Donegal Airport in Ireland and from London's Southend Airport and the Isle of Man.

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Peach Airways Airbus A320-200 © AirTeamImages

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United Airlines invests in JetZero's Z4 aircraft © JetZero

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