Sun, Mar 04, 2012
Joins Growing Number Of European Airlines To Fly The Brazilian
Jets
Estonian Air has selected Embraer’s family of E-Jets to
revamp its entire fleet of narrow-body and regional jets. The
national flag carrier of Estonia and Embraer have signed a contract
for the purchase of three E175s and one E190. Estonian Air will
also take eight additional aircraft, four E170s and four E190s,
under a combination of lease agreements with third parties and
leasing companies. The direct purchase from Embraer is subject to
the approval of Estonian Air’s Supervisory Council.
The first of four E170s leased from Finnair is entering service
this month, while the aircraft on firm order will be delivered in
the second semester of 2014.
“We continue to see tremendous potential for carriers
operating throughout Europe, as they replace their older-generation
aircraft and embrace the concept of right-sizing,” said Paulo
Cesar de Souza e Silva, President, Embraer Commercial Aviation.
“Estonian Air will become the first airline from the Baltic
region to adopt the E-Jets philosophy, and I know that they will
very quickly begin to see all the benefits in economics and
flexibility this family of aircraft brings. Additionally, I’m
sure their passengers will absolutely love the E-Jets
comfort.”
Estonian Air joins LOT Polish Airlines and the USA’s Republic
Airways as an operator of three of the four members of the E-Jets
family. The carrier conducted a review of its current fleet and
opted for a common aircraft platform, with a range of seat
capacities, to replace the two different jets types it flies
today.
All E-Jets of the new customer will be configured in a single class
layout, with 76 seats for the E170s, 88 for the E175s, and 112 for
the E190s. Since there is common crew qualification among all
E-Jets models and up to 100% parts commonality, Estonian Air will
be able to realize exceptional maintenance and crew resource cost
savings. The acquisition also gives the airline a range of aircraft
sizes to ideally match capacity to variations in market demand and
to strengthen its presence with double-daily flights between
Tallinn, the country’s capital, and most major European
cities.
“We chose Embraer E-Jets to replace our current fleet of
B737s and CRJs because the one family concept offers the capacity
flexibility we need to pursue our immediate expansion and fleet
modernization objectives. The aircraft will deliver a standard of
in-flight experience that will keep us competitive and allow us to
access new markets with lower risk than using larger jets,”
said Tero Taskila, President of Estonian Air. “We have also
been following with high interest the analysis that Embraer is
conducting to launch a second generation of its E-Jets, using new
engines, with possible entry into service around 2018. I am
particularly pleased that, despite being a small carrier, Embraer
is taking our requirements and comments into consideration in the
new E-Jets design. Estonian Air likes to always remain at the
forefront of technology and this new Embraer aircraft would clearly
be a great way to ensure we always offer the very latest jet
technology to our passengers.”
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