Brazilian carrier Azul has taken delivery of its first Embraer 195-E2 aircraft. The company is the launch customer of this latest generation aircraft, delivered in a ceremony at Embraer’s main facility in São José dos Campos. Azul will receive another five aircraft until the end of the y...

Danish regional carrier Great Dane Airlines started a twice-weekly route from Aalborg to Edinburgh today (27 June) utilising a 118-seat Embraer ERJ-195 aircraft. The route to the Scottish capital is currently the only UK service operated by Great Dane and is the only service to Aalborg in the UK...

Danish regional start-up carrier Great Dane Airlines has become the most recent customer of Embraer and will begin operations in June with two E195 aircraft. Based at Aalborg Airport, the airline will offer charter services to the market, and initially serve routes to Chania, Mallorca, Varna, an...

Embraer has signed a firm order for 10 E195-E2 jets with Air Peace - Nigeria’s largest airline. With this order, Air Peace will become the first E-Jets E2 operator in Africa. The contract includes purchase rights for a further 20 E195-E2. With all purchase rights being exercised, the contract h...

LOT Polish Airlines has commited to base one aircraft and add two further routes from Hungarian gateway Budapest Airport later this summer. A member of Star Alliance, LOT will become one of the main hub airlines at the airport, with the investment also opening new connection opportunities for oth...

Brazil’s largest airline by number of departures and destinations – Azul – has announced a significant acceleration in its fleet transformation program. The company expects to add 21 next-generation aircraft this year, an increase of eight aircraft from its previous plan. These additions wi...

Stobart Air - partner to leading airlines including Aer Lingus, Flybe and British Airways CityFlyer - has secured a new partnership with KLM Cityhopper. The agreement between the two airlines will see Stobart Air provide an Embraer 195 jet on an ACMI contract (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insu...

Regional aircraft leasing specialist TrueNoord has acquired two Embraer E195s on lease to Brazilian carrier Azul. Financing was provided under TrueNoord’s recent term loan warehouse facility supported by Morgan Stanley, NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank and Barclays. TrueNoord sales director, ...