SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil,
March 30, 2015
/PRNewswire/-- Embraer announced today a firm order for
15 E175s and two E190s from KLM Cityhopper, KLM's regional
subsidiary. The contract for the 17 E-Jets also includes an option
for 17 additional E-Jets for KLM Cityhopper or Air France regional
subsidiary HOP! The firm order, which will be included in Embraer's
2015 first-quarter backlog, has an estimated value of USD 764 million based on Embraer's current list
prices. The transaction is valued at USD 1.5
billion, if all options are exercised.
Both the E190s and the E175s will be configured in single-class
layouts. They will join the 28 E190s already flying with KLM
Cityhopper to replace the remaining 19 Fokker F70s that the carrier
is phasing out.
"KLM Cityhopper's decision to acquire more E-Jets is a
tremendous endorsement and confirmation that the E-Jets are the
most efficient, comfortable and the lowest operating cost aircraft
in the segment from 80 to 110 passengers," said Paulo Cesar Silva, President & CEO, Embraer
Commercial Aviation.
The delivery of the first E190 is scheduled to occur by
year-end. The first E175 will join KLM Cityhopper's fleet in the
first semester of 2016. The Air France/KLM group started the
process of replacing the Fokker 100 for E-Jets in Regional/Air
France and KLM Cityhopper in 2008, in order to enhance the existing
network and to permit the development of new routes. When the last
aircraft from this order is delivered, Air France/KLM group will
have 71 E-Jets, the largest E-Jet fleet in Europe.
"Purchasing these seventeen Embraers and taking out an option to
order an additional seventeen in the future, represents a giant
stride for KLM in terms of fleet renewal. KLM continues to invest
in its fleet and product in order to offer passengers the best, as
well as reaffirming KLM and KLM Cityhopper's commitment to our
customers," said KLM President & CEO Pieter Elbers.
"This strategic decision ties in with KLM Cityhopper's policy of
ongoing innovation. The new fleet will contribute even more towards
optimal operations, serving the seven million passengers who fly
with KLM Cityhopper each year," said Managing Director KLM
Cityhopper Boet Kreiken. KLM Cityhopper was recently awarded by the
Air Transport News magazine as Regional Airline of the Year
2015.
The E175s feature a new wingtip that, among other technical
enhancements, improves aerodynamic performance. Fuel consumption on
a typical flight is 6.4% lower than the original E175. The
reduction makes the operating economics of today's E175s comparable
to large-capacity turboprops and presents new opportunities for the
E175.
Since entering revenue service in 2004, Embraer has received
more than 1,560 orders for its family of E-Jets. The aircraft have
been added to the fleets of 65 customers in 45 countries. More than
1,100 E-Jets have been delivered. The versatile 70 to 130-seat
family is flying with low-cost airlines and with regional and
mainline carriers.
About KLM Cityhopper
KLM Cityhopper operates around 300 flights a day for KLM. These
flights all serve cities within Europe, 54 of which are essentially business
destinations. Each day, around 18,000 passengers choose to fly with
KLM Cityhopper. KLM Cityhopper was recently rated Regional Airline
of the Year 2015 by an international panel of professional
judges.
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Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) is the world's
largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats, and one of
Brazil's leading exporters.
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Sao Paulo, and it has offices,
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