Venezuela's LAMIA takes delivery of first ex-Cityjet ARJ-85

LAMIA (Merida) has taken delivery of its first ARJ-85, P4-LOR (c/n 2348). The aircraft is part of a fleet of four ex-Cityjet (WX, Dublin Int'l) aircraft that have been in storage in Norwich in the United Kingdom awaiting delivery to Venezuela. Although no exact routing plans have been published, news sources have pointed to a likely initial focus on domestic routes before an expansion into both Latin America as well as the Caribbean.