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Trulli — A Silver Airways Saab 340 aircraft (Photo: aeroprints.com [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

[ Top Story ]August 1, 2017 4:06 pm ET

By Daniel Morley

Silver Airways Announces Fleet Renewal Effort and Leadership Change

On Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale-based Silver Airways announced a major order for new aircraft and a changeup in leadership. The order will see a new aircraft type enter the fleet that will help to replace the airline's fleet of aging Saab 340s. Along with the new order, Silver will partner with a major Caribbean airline to help expand into the region. The order for new aircraft will see up to 50 ATR turboprop aircraft join the fleet starting in 2020. Initially…