Widerøe Keen on Exercising Rights for More Embraer E2s
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Norwegian regional airline Widerøe anticipates converting the
purchase rights it holds for 12 Embraer E2 series jets, and initial work to
analyze the time frame and variant could start after the summer. “The focus
right now is getting the first three E190-E2s [we have on firm order] in
service and to a stable operation. This is a huge jump for us,” Widerøe CEO
Stein Nilsen told AIN
onboard the airline’s first E190-E2 ferry flight from São Jose dos Campos to
Bergen. Widerøe serves as the launch operator of the type and expects to
receive the second aircraft in May and the third in June.
Widerøe’s options offer the
flexibility to convert them to firm orders for any variant and the final order
will most likely involve a mix of E190-E2s and the smaller E175-E2s, Nilsen
noted. Embraer plans to deliver the first E175-E2 in 2021. Nilsen called the
variant’s passenger capacity of 80 to 90 “very interesting” for Widerøe and a
good fit in the airline’s “rightsizing” strategy. The airline plans to deploy
the E190-E2s on the thicker and longer routes. Read More
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mandag 23. april 2018
Widerøe vil kjøpe flere enn 5 nye fly - AIN
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