The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has ordered two Embraer E190-E2s, which will be used to expand the capabilities of flag carrier Air Kiribati.
The deal between Embraer and the Kiribati government also includes purchase rights for another two E190-E2s. The firm orders are scheduled to be delivered in 2019, making Air Kiribati the first in the Asia-Pacific region—excluding China—to receive the type, Embraer said.
Embraer displayed the E190-E2 in the Kiribati capital Tarawa during an Asia-Pacific tour in October. The government was “impressed with what we saw” of the aircraft during this visit, a Kiribati official said.
Air Kiribati operates a turboprop fleet of five aircraft, including two CASA C-212-200s, a DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, a DHC-8-106, and a Britten-Norman BN-2A-III-2, according to the Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s fleet database.
The new Embraer jets will “enhance connectivity within our country and beyond, taking our nation to its next phase of growth,” the Kiribati official said.
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