Embraer S.A. (ERJ) reported acquiring three E-Jets for launch of its scheduled regional airline service in India. Two EMBRAER 170s have been arranged from ECC Leasing, Embraer's wholly-owned subsidiary. The new carrier has also purchased one new EMBRAER 190 from Embraer. The firm order is already included in Embraer's backlog as an "undisclosed" customer.
Air Costa would initially connect cities in southern India such as Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Vijayawada, as well as key secondary cities in the north and northwest of the country.
In addition, Embraer S.A. has disclosed a firm order from Japan Airlines or JAL for another four EMBRAER 170 jets. The firm order is already included in Embraer's backlog as an "undisclosed" customer. With this new agreement, the total number of firm orders for the E170 from JAL is 15 aircraft.
As with the previous aircraft ordered by JAL, these four E170s would be configured with 76 seats in a single-class layout and would be operated by J-AIR, JAL's unit which serves the company's domestic network, Embraer added. The airline already operates twelve E170s, with an outstanding dispatch reliability of 99.7% over the last 12 months.
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