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ASA Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in April 1987 An ASA CRJ-200 at Memphis International Airport.. Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) was a regional airline in the United States based in the A-Tech Center in College Park, Georgia, flying to 144 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier on behalf of Delta Air Lines via a code sharing agreement and, as of ...
The EMB 110 has a service ceiling of 21,500 feet (6,600 m). [9] During the 1970s, Embraer opted to build on the success of the EMB 110 by designing an enlarged derivative of the aircraft, designated as the EMB 120 Brasilia; beyond being large enough to accommodate up to 30 passengers, it was also faster and furnished with a pressurized cabin.
[3] [4] Uruguayan Air Force Embraer C-95 Bandeirante (FAU 580). This particular aircraft, now on display at the "Cnel (Av.) Jaime Meregalli" aviation museum in Canelones, Uruguay, was the first aircraft exported by Embraer. EMB 111 Angola National Air Force of Angola Argentina Argentine Navy - leased by naval aviation during the Falklands War ...
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On August 21, 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia flying from Atlanta to Gulfport, crashed in the community of Burwell between the cities Bowdon, Georgia and Carrollton, Georgia. 9 of the 29 passengers and crew on board were killed as a result of the accident.
ASA flew Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirantes, Short 360s, and Embraer EMB 120 Brasilias nonstop from Atlanta. In 2002 the carrier introduced regional jet service to the airport with the Bombardier CRJ100/200. ASA's service was later replaced by Endeavor Air which continues to provide service as Delta Connection into 2022 using CRJ-200 regional jets. [7]
That was a Moment of grave concern when the door of the Brazilian music band Tierry's Bandeirante EMB-110 plane opened with the singer's team in mid-flight. The aircraft was traveling from São ...
Captain Mark Friedline, aged 34, had been hired by Atlantic Southeast Airlines ten years earlier in May 1981, and was fully qualified to fly three different commercial aircraft, including the EMB-120. At the time of the accident, he had accumulated an estimated 11,724 total flying hours, of which 5,720 hours were in the EMB-120.