Azerbaijan Airlines signs firm order with Embraer for two E190s

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) signed (15-Jul-2014) a firm order with Embraer for two E190 aircraft, worth USD95.4 million at list prices. The order was already included in Embraer's 2Q2014 backlog as an undisclosed customer. Both aircraft will be configured in a two-class layout. Azerbaijan Airlines president and chairman Jahangir Askerov said: "These additional E190s are the latest step in our renewal plan to replace turboprops and narrow-bodies on a number of routes within our schedules. We have received excellent feedback from our passengers who fly the E190s. In addition the aircraft offers excellent operating economics and provides us with the opportunity to open up new routes to European destinations." [more - original PR]