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Widerøe Keen on Exercising Rights for More Embraer E2s

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