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GlobalSecurity's[1] Embraer-derived sheet lists 'Certifications CTA - November 29, 1996, FAA - December 10, 1996, EASA - May 27, 1997'; the Kyiv aviation museum also puts the FAA certificate in December 1996.The FAA issued the Embraer ERJ-145 its type certificate on 10 December 1996, eleven days after Brazil's CTA, and Continental Express took the first aircraft that month.
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