FLEET - Medsky Airways (Libya) took delivery of one E195, on wet lease from Marathon Airlines (SX-LUX) and powered by CF34-10E5 engines.

 Photos: Eros Picari | Jetspeedit

SX-LUX / Embraer ERJ-190-200IGW

Forli (Luigi Ridolfi) - LIPK, Italy

FLEET - XEJet Expands Fleet with Embraer E190 and E195

XEJet Limited is preparing to receive two new Embraer E190 and E195 aircraft into its fleet, marking a crucial step in the airline's ongoing expansion strategy.

The addition of these new aircraft will strengthen XEJet's operational capabilities, particularly on high-demand routes connecting major Nigerian cities such as Lagos and Abuja.

FLEET - Fleet rollover of Austrian Airlines’ short- and medium- haul fleet has begun

• First Embraer 195 with the registration I-ENJA transferred to Air Dolomiti in Italy
• The aircraft flew for nine years with the Austrian registration OE-LWM
• COO Stefan-Kenan Scheib: “We are saying goodbye to the first of 17 Embraer aircraft, which has served us well and provided important services for many years. We are delighted that a large part of the Embraer fleet will now continue to fly with Austrian’s sister company Air Dolomiti. I would like to thank everyone in the Austrian team who has made the start of the fleet rollover for Austrian Airlines’ short- and medium-haul fleet so quick, safe, and straightforward.”

A flight with the flight number EN9910 took off today at 05:04 pm, writing a piece of Austrian Airlines flight history: under the registration number I-ENJA, the Embraer aircraft, which previously flew for Austrian under the registration number OE-LWM, was transferred to Verona. It was given a send-off by Austrian Technik with a specially made banner. Today’s flight marks the start of the already announced fleet rollover for the short- and medium-haul fleet. The first step in this process is the decommissioning of the 17 Embraer aircraft in the Austrian Airlines fleet. A total of 13 of these 17 aircraft will go to sister company Air Dolomiti. The remaining four aircraft will be sold externally. The sales process will start at the beginning of 2026.

“We are saying goodbye to the first of 17 Embraer aircraft, which has served us well and provided important services for many years. We are delighted that a large part of the Embraer fleet will now continue to fly with Austrian’s sister company Air Dolomiti. I would like to thank everyone in the Austrian team who has made the start of the fleet rollover for Austrian Airlines’ short- and medium-haul fleet so quick, safe, and straightforward”, says Stefan-Kenan Scheib, COO Austrian Airlines.

The first Embraer 195 took off on its maiden flight for Austrian Airlines in January 2016. The 17 Embraer aircraft, each with a capacity of 120 passenger seats, joined the red-white-red airline at that time as replacements for the Fokker. The “Whisky Mike” that was retired today leaves the Austrian fleet after 30,393 operating hours – 21,417 of which were for Austrian – and more than nine years of service with the Austrian fleet. It began scheduled service with Austrian Airlines on April 18, 2016, with a flight from Vienna to Stuttgart, and was the fourth Embraer to be added to the fleet at that time.

Extensive fleet rollover

Instead of the 17 Embraer aircraft, Austrian Airlines will receive six additional brand-new Airbus A320neo aircraft, each with 180 seats. The first of these six aircraft is expected in summer 2026. This will bring the Austrian home carrier’s Airbus fleet to 46 aircraft.

All these measures are part of an extensive fleet rollover of Austrian Airlines’ short- and medium-haul fleet.

As previously announced, the long-haul fleet is also being renewed. In mid-2024, the first two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners were added to the Austrian Airlines fleet. As things stand at present, ten more of these aircraft will be added by the end of 2028. This will modernize the current long-haul fleet – which also consists of seven Boeing 777s and three Boeing 767s – and expand it to 12 aircraft.

The bottom line is that Austrian Airlines is harmonizing its entire fleet. Five fleets – Embraer, Airbus, Boeing 767, Boeing 777, Boeing 787-9 – will become two in the future: the Airbus A320 family and the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

As things currently stand, the Embraer 195 will be phased out by the end of 2028. The next Embraer aircraft is expected to leave Austrian in February 2026.

Austrian

FLEET - Air Serbia took delivery of its third E195 aircraft, serial 19000688, which was sourced through Azorra (US).

 Air Serbia

FLEET - AIR SERBIA OUTLINES NS24 LEASED E190/E195 OPERATIONS

Air Serbia during Northern summer 2024 season once again adds leased Embraer E190/E195 aircraft to its operation. First leased E190 aircraft from Bulgaria Air entered service today (15APR24), followed by unspecified E195 in the third quarter of 2024.

General network overview of the leased aircraft as follows.

Bulgaria Air Embraer E190 (15APR24 – 30SEP24)
Belgrade – Athens

Belgrade – Brussels
Belgrade – Bucharest
Belgrade – Dusseldorf
Belgrade – Frankfurt
Belgrade – Gothenburg
Belgrade – Istanbul
Belgrade – Milan Malpensa
Belgrade – Mostar
Belgrade – Nuremberg
Belgrade – Podgorica
Belgrade – Prague
Belgrade – Rome Fiumicino
Belgrade – Stuttgart
Belgrade – Thessaloniki
Belgrade – Tirana
Belgrade – Vienna
Belgrade – Zurich

Embraer E195 (01JUL24 – 30SEP24)

Belgrade – Amsterdam
Belgrade – Athens
Belgrade – Bucharest
Belgrade – Frankfurt
Belgrade – Milan Malpensa
Belgrade – Naples
Belgrade – Palermo
Belgrade – Podgorica
Belgrade – Rome Fiumicino
Belgrade – Sarajevo
Belgrade – Skopje
Belgrade – Stuttgart
Belgrade – Thessaloniki
Belgrade – Tivat
Belgrade – Zurich

Photo: AIR SEBIA

SPECIAL COLOR - LOT / ERJ195 / SP-LNI (in the pic) & SP-LNG have now "Visit North Moravia" stickers

José Ramo Valero
 

FLEET - Airlink (South Africa) plans to standardize its E-Jets fleet around one variant over the next few years

likely discontinuing its six E195s and retaining its 28 E190s. The carrier also intends to maintain its ERJ jets for as long as possible. As for the long-term fleet, Airlink is eyeing the E195-E2, A220-300, A320 and B737.

SPECIAL COLORS - SA Airlink / ERJ195 / ZS-YDE

FlyAirlink is putting glamour and style back in the skies. In addition to our top-class service provided by our friendly crew in their stylish new uniforms, we have dressed one of our Embraer E-Jets in an elegant and chic little black number - CEO and Managing Director Rodger Foster.

ZS-YDE was painted in a special black livery for our most significant and innovative developments yet, our #Skybucks frequent flyer programme.

Airlink

 

Fleet Modernization - Air Serbia leases 1 E190 and 1 E195 to Marathon Airlines

The E-Jets will fly between Belgrade and major European cities this summer, including Hamburg, Marseille, Zurich, Cologne and Rome.

NEW AIRLINE - AviaRoma (Italy) owner Robert Flavio Paltrinieri plans to launch a new airline in summer 2023, flying throughout the Mediterranean from Rome before going long-haul. He is leaning towards Airbus jets.

AviaROMA is a proposed Italian carrier planning to launch operations in early 2023. The carrier intends to initially operate domestic services with a fleet of Embraer E190 and E195 aircraft, with plans to expand with short haul routes and long haul international services by 2025.

 Photo: AviaRoma

AIR MONTENEGRO / ERJ195 / 40-AOA

 Rui Silva - Lisboa

Breeze Airways – All New US Airline Launches with 13 Embraer Jets

Tampa, Florida, 27th May 2021 – Breeze Airways, a new US carrier from JetBlue founder David Neeleman, launches today with a planned fleet of 13 Embraer jets. The first flights operate between Charleston, SC, Tampa, FL and Hartford, CT, starting May 27, with remaining destinations to be added each week through July 2021. Breeze will take delivery of all 13 leased jets through the summer, to reach an initial fleet of 10 E190s, and 3 E195s. With plans to grow the fleet further before the end of the year.

As the founder of both JetBlue and Azul airlines, Mr Neeleman’s experience of growing airlines and routes using Embraer E-Jets is legendary. Breeze is creating an airline that offers a ‘Seriously Nice’ experience, with low fares and high flexibility, serving destinations from four main airports - Tampa, FL; Charleston, SC; New Orleans, LA; and Norfolk, VA.

David Neeleman, CEO and Founder of Breeze Airways, said, “Embraer’s E-Jets are phenomenal at building out new airlines, and growing and supporting new routes. They are the masters at doing this, as proven by my previous airline ventures – and, no middle seats! The flexibility the family of aircraft provides, allows us to meet fluctuating demand profitably – exactly what all airlines need right now. Having the E-Jets as a core part of our team gives me enormous confidence.”

Mark Neely, Vice President Sales, Americas, said, “It’s great to be part of another Neeleman airline project. Launching Breeze with an Embraer fleet is an endorsement of the value these aircraft bring, allowing Breeze to establish new point-to-point routes in underserved markets, bringing much needed connectivity, protecting yields, managing demand, and doing so profitably.”

The E190 jets will be configured to seat 108 guests while the E195 aircraft will have 118 seats.

Earlier this month Breeze signed a long-term Pool Program Agreement Embraer to support a wide range of repairable components for the airline’s E190s and E195s fleet. The agreement included full repair coverage for components and parts, as well as access to a large stock of components at Embraer’s distribution center, which will support the start of the airline’s operation.