It seems after feeling out of the idea to operate the Embraer E2, Scoot has signed up for a lease.
Scoot Embrar E190-E2 over Singpore – Rendering, Embraer.
Scoot has converted a Letter of Intent into a Lease Agreement. Nine E190-E2 will join Scoot’s fleet in a lease arrangement with Azorra.
The first delivery of the E190-E2 is scheduled for delivery in 2024. The aircraft will come from Azorra’s existing backlog with Embraer.
The E190-E2 is part of Embraer’s latest E-Jets E2 family of commercial jets, which entered into service in 2018. Airlines such as KLM, Porter, and Azul operate the E-Jets E2 family of aircraft, and new operators, including Royal Jordanian, Salam Air and TUI, were recently announced.
The aircraft will join Scoots Airbus A320 family aircraft, as well as the Boeing 787s.
Out of the box, the Embraer E190-E2 has a capacity for 114 seats in a single class configuration (assuming a 29″ seat pitch). Scoot is selecting a configuration which will allow for 112 seats.
The airline will deploy its E190-2 on short and medium-haul flights of up to five hours with a rather of 2,850 nm, utilising Pratt & Whitney GTF PW1900 to power it on its way.
In Quotes
Mr Leslie Thng, Scoot’s Chief Executive Officer, said:
“The agreement to include nine new E190-E2 aircraft in our fleet allows us to continue operating a modern and fuel-efficient fleet, and support our network growth strategy by serving thinner routes to non-metro destinations out of Singapore. As the first Singaporean carrier to operate the E2s, we are excited to be working with our partners at Embraer to improve our network connectivity and increase travel options for our customers.”
John Evans, Azorra’s CEO added:
“We are thrilled to support Scoot and its exciting expansion plan to serve more short and medium haul flights across Southeast Asia”,
“Scoot’s selection of the E2 is a resounding endorsement of Embraer’s E2 product line and the crossover segment. With the addition of E2s, Scoot becomes the first Singapore-based airline to operate crossover aircraft, demonstrating the emerging capacity rationalization trend amongst operators globally.”
Arjan Meijer, CEO Embraer Commercial Aviation, said,
“We welcome Scoot as the region’s first major operator of the E2. The team at our APAC headquarters in Singapore is proud to support the airline in its quest to enhance connectivity and growth in the region, supporting the further development of its Singapore hub. This is the value the E2 brings to airlines – complementing larger narrowbodies to grow and maintain networks. Passengers will enjoy the unique comfort of Embraer’s signature two by two seat configuration and modern interior. Work is already underway to prepare for the aircraft’s entry into service.”
Nine is a start.
Nine aircraft is a starting point for the airline – looking at the current fleet size, allowing them time to train, as well as integrating the type in its fleet and network, as well as working out what the type can do.
In many ways, it should serve the “thin and long” routes that may be unprofitable for a larger Airbus to serve, as well as local routes that require frequency to be added, as well as being able to launch routes that require some ramp-up to become fiscally viable.
It’ll be interesting to see where they end up and what new traffic flows are developed, with the introduction of this type.
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