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May 10, 2022 (newstodate): The world’s largest regional aircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital is in the process of divesting parts of its large aircraft fleet.
   This is an element in the Company’s Plan of Reorganization, which should enable the Company to emerge from Chapter 11 before the end of May, as agreed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.  
   Nordic Aviation Capital has now entered an agreement with Embraer to convert up to 10 of its fleet of E190 and E195 aircraft from passenger to all-cargo configuration.  
   This will make Nordic Aviation Capital launch lessor for Embraer's  E-Jet P2F program, and deliveries will start in 2024, and also marks NAC's first entrance in the cargo market.
   The conversion to freighter will be performed at Embraer’s facilities in Brazil and includes main deck front cargo door; cargo handling system; floor reinforcement; Rigid Cargo Barrier (RCB) – 9G Barrier with access door; cargo smoke detection system, including class “E” extinguishers in upper cargo compartment; Air Management System changes (cooling, pressurization, etc.); interior removal and provisions for hazardous material transportation.  
   The E190F can handle a payload of 10,700kg, while the E195F a payload of 12,300 kg.
   The E-Jet Freighters will have over 50 percent more volume capacity, three times the range of large cargo turboprops such as the ATR 72-600, and up to 30 percent lower operating costs than other narrow-body aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 P2F.