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Pakistan Air Force later bought the aircraft and , with serial number J-052 , currently uses it to fly its senior officers .
TUS Airways dry-leased two more Saab 2000s from Braathens in 2017 . They were registered as SE-KXK and SE-LXK ( c / n 2000- 012 and 2000-056 , respectively ). TUS operated the first from August 11 , 2016 , until October 31 , 2017 , and the second between June 3 , 2017 ,
4 SE-LTU and SE-KXK , two of TUS Airways ’ s Saab 2000s , on the General Aviation ramp of Larnaca Airport on 16 January 2017 .
5 SE-LTU , one of the three Saab 2000s operated by TUS Airways , landing at Larnaca airport on 30 October 2016 . It was leased by the airline from 6 July 2016 to 27 October 2017 . It is currently in service with the Pakistan Air Force with s / n J-062 .
5 and November 27 , 2017 . Since returning the last Saab 2000 turboprop to the lessor , TUS Airways has only operated regional jets .
THE FOKKER 70 / 100 FLEET
In June 2017 , TUS Airways acquired its first jet airliner , a Fokker 100 built in 1992 and registered as 5B-DDD ( c / n 11417 ). It then procured a second , 5B-DDE ( c / n 11427 ), also built in 1992 . Equipped with a pair of Rolls- Royce RB . 183 Tay 650-15 medium-bypass turbofan engines , each producing 13,850lbf ( 63kN ) maximum thrust , the Fokker 100 could carry 100 passengers in all-Economy Class configuration up to 3,170km ( 1,970 miles ).
The airline also acquired five of the Fokker 70 , a shorter variant of the Fokker 100 , equipped with Rolls-Royce Tay 620-15 turbofan engines , each producing 61.6kN ( 13,850lbf ) thrust . They were configured with 80 Economy seats , and TUS gradually put them in service between December 2017 and July 2018 . The aircraft ( construction numbers 11536 , 11543 , 11561 , 11562 , and 11583 ) were respectively registered as 5B-DDA , 5B-DDG , 5B-DDB , 5B-DDF , and 5B-DDI .
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