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Feb 28, 2020 (newstodate): The Estonian capacity provider Regional Jet has adopted a new brand name and plans for a significant expansion of its aircraft fleet.
   As of now trading as Xfly, the company will add seven new CRJ900 aircraft to the fleet currently comprising 16 CRJ700/900 and seven ATR72-600 aircraft.
   The new deliveries will be completed within the coming six months, and some of the new aircraft will replace older CRJ900 aircraft now in the fleet.
   Four of the seven additional planes will be allocated to serving the routes from Tallinn to Stockholm, Brussels and Warsaw, operated by LOT Polish Airlines.
   -We are now a unique company in the European aviation market, with the capacity to provide services to airlines with three different types of aircraft, including the ATR72-600 turboprops and the CRJ900 and Embraer 190/195 jet aircraft. This will give a significant boost to our competitiveness throughout Europe, Jan Palmer, Xfly CEO said at today's press conference in Tallinn.
   -The expansion is underpinned with the adoption of the new brand name, providing clarity as to the role and position of the company in the aviation sector. While ‘Regional Jet’ is, in addition to be the name of the company, a term associated with jet aircraft that fly between regions, Xfly also uses turboprop aircraft to provide its services and, therefore, the word ‘Jet’ in the former brand name was somewhat misleading.  
   -As we intend to start offering longer flight connections to our clients, the word ‘Regional’ will soon become an obsolete reflection of the company’s actual business profile. The adoption of the new brand name will contribute to our strong growth, for the first time providing the company with its own identity, emphasizing our distinctiveness in the market as an employer and a service provider, said Mr Palmer.  
   Established in 2015, Xfly offers offering regional flight and aircrew service for larger airline companies.  
   Xfly employs 260 people in Tallinn, 150 in Denmark, 60 in Sweden, and an additional 35 specialists in other countries.
   The number of employees is expected to rise close to 700 before the end of this year.  
   Xfly's customer portfoio includes European airlines SAS, LOT, Luxair, AirSERBIA, and flybe.  
   Nordic Aviation Group owns 51 percent of the company, withy the remaining 49 percent held by LOT Polish Airlines.