It is a new delivery for Helvetic Airways, as they take their first Embraer E195-E2.
This is the first of four aircraft for the airline that will be delivered from Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos, with the three further E195-E2s delivered by the end of next month, July 2021.
The E195-E2 is the largest variant of the Embraer E2 E-Jet family, with it able to reduce fuel consumption by 25% per seat compared to the older aircraft. This also has reduced noise output as well as Nitrogen oxide emissions down by 30%. The aircraft is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1900G Geared Turbofan engines.
Helvetic ordered 12 E-Jet E2s in 2018 to support its fleet renewal initiative: 8 E190-E2s (already in service) and four E195-E2s (converted from the original E190-E2 order).
The airline also holds purchase rights for an additional 12 aircraft.
The Helvetic fleet also includes four first-generation E190s. When the three remaining E195-E2s are delivered, the carrier will have a fleet of 16 E-Jets.
In the configurations the airline has ordered, expect some densely pack E-Jets, with 134-seat E195-E2s, 110-seat E190-E2s, and 112-seat E190s – although it is pretty impossible to mess up the inside of an Embraer E-Jet from a passenger experience viewpoint.
In Quotes
Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways, at the delivery media conference today said
“With the delivery of the first of our four new Embraer E195-E2s, our fleet renewal is on plan to be completed by the end of July,”
“The structural changes in the demand for air travel that have emerged in recent months vindicate the strategic choices we made back in 2018,”
“With Embraer we have both the right types of aircraft and the right industry partner. Helvetic Airways now operates an optimal fleet mix in terms of capacity and sustainability. And as one of the leading E-Jet E2 operators in the world, Helvetic Airways will now be able to further strengthen its role as a Swiss airline in the European sky.”
Arjan Meijer, President and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation said,
“With the new E195-E2, Helvetic builds on its reputation as one of the most environmentally committed airlines in Europe. Not only does the aircraft burn 25% less fuel than its predecessor, its noise footprint is 65% smaller. The E2s are great news for communities near airports.”
Expanding operations
The E195-E2 is also in service with KLM Cityhopper (Netherlands), Azul (Brazil), Binter (Spain), Air Peace (Nigeria), and Belavia (Belarus).
Other customers who have gone down the Embrar E2 family line include Wineroe, AirKiribati and Congo Airways.
There is also interest from lessors with AerCap, ICBC and AirCastle
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