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by Chris Kjelgaard on December 12, 2013

On December 12, 2013, three days after it merged with US Airways, American Airlines, Inc. ordered 60 Embraer 175s and optioned 90 more. The aircraft were to replace 50-seat regional jets in American and US Airways service. They would add to at least 47 Embraer 175s already ordered by Republic Airlines for operation on the American Eagle network, as well as many Embraer 175s already operated by regional partners for the US Airways Express network