Azul purchases 11 Embraer E-Jets

Posted by Skyler Frink

SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, SPAIN, Nov. 2, 2011. Embraer and Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras signed a contract for the purchase of 11 EMBRAER 195 jets. The transaction increases the airline’s total orders for Embraer E-Jets to 52 aircraft. The value of this latest acquisition, at list price, is USD 497.2 million. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2013.

In addition to the 23 E195s it already flies in 118-seat single class configuration, Azul also operates ten 106-seat E190s. With this new order, Azul will be the operator of the largest fleet of E-Jets in South America. All of the aircraft are equipped with individual in-flight entertainment system.