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Fabrizio Mazzoni
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How do airliners get from the factory to the client if the aircraft does not have the required range

Today I flew with an Embraer 190 of Kenya Airways. Checking in the tech specs this aircraft has a range of roughly 2900 km. Considering it is built in Brasil, I was wondering how do they deliver it to Africa since they would have to cross the Atlantic Ocean which I suppose is more than 2900 kms of range it has available.

Do they add temporary tanks and, of course, by flying the aircraft empty get more range out of it?

Fabrizio Mazzoni
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