Fri, May 22, 2009
E-Jets Start Flying In Argentina In 2010
Embraer has sold Austral Líneas Aéreas, from
Argentina, 20 Embraer 190s. The contract will go into effect after
fulfilling certain requirements, and that should take place within
two months. Deliveries are expected to begin in the first quarter
of 2010.
The contract signing ceremony was held in Argentina’s
Presidential Palace, and was attended by Argentina’s
President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; the Minister of
Defense, Nilda Garré; the Minister of Planning, Julio De
Vido; the Secretary of Transportation, Ricardo Jaime; the President
of the Aerolíneas Argentinas/Austral Group, Julio Alak; and
Brazil’s Ambassador to Argentina, Mauro Vieira. Embraer was
represented by its Executive Vice President – Airline Market,
Mauro Kern, and Vice President, Contracts – Airline Market,
Eduardo Munhós de Campos.
“We are very proud to premiere our E-Jets in Argentina and
to participate in the renovation of the fleet of this
internationally renowned airline,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer
Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “We expect to
establish a long-term relationship with this important airline,
supporting its operations with the modern and comfortable EMBRAER
190 jets.”
The airplanes will be the AR (Advanced Range) model, which
allows flights of up to 2,400 nm, and will have a dual-class
96-seat configuration. Passengers will have onboard entertainment
systems with individual monitors. Austral plans to use the Embraer
190s mainly to ramp up its frequencies on domestic routes, with the
potential of opening new markets, thus allowing the airline to fly
nonstop routes inside Argentina, as well as destinations in South
America.
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