76-Seat Plane Will Be Used By Compass Subsidiary

Embraer announced Wednesday the Brazilian planemaker recently delivered the first of 36 Embraer 175 jets on order for US-based Northwest Airlines.

The new E-Jets will be operated by Northwest’s regional subsidiary, Compass Airlines, and will fly under the Northwest Airlink brand name.

"We are happy to welcome Northwest Airlines and its regional subsidiary, Compass Airlines, into the growing group of E-Jets operators, as the Embraer 175 aircraft joins its fleet," said Mauro Kern, Embraer’s Executive Vice President, Airline Market. "It is a distinct pleasure to see one of our E-Jets taking part in Northwest’s plan for offering its passengers an aircraft of superior comfort and reliability. In addition to that, I am sure our aircraft will bring them robust performance, high operational efficiency, and outstanding economics."

In keeping with an increasingly widespread practice, Northwest's new Embraer 175s will be configured with 12 first-class seats, and 64 coach.

"The fuel-efficient Embraer 175 allows Northwest to offer first-class seating to more customers and to open new routes that were not feasible to operate with larger aircraft," said Neal Cohen, Chief Executive Officer - Regional Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Inc.

The Embraer 175 is the second of four members of the E-Jets family, aircraft designed specifically for the 70 to 120 seat segment. The E-Jets family program started deliveries in 2004 and has accumulated more than 650 firm orders from over 35 customers around the globe.

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