Japan Airlines to add up to 27 Embraer E-Jets to its fleet

Japan Airlines and Embraer SA signed (28-Aug-2014) a firm order for 15 CF34-powered E-Jets comprising the E170 and the E190 jets models, as well as for an additional 12 E-Jets family options. The value of the firm order is estimated at USD677 million, based on 2014 list prices. The order will be included in Embraer's 3Q2014 backlog. All aircraft will be operated by Japan Airlines' wholly owned subsidiary, J-Air. This order is added to the existing 15 E170s that the airline currently operates. New deliveries of E-Jets are scheduled from 2015. Japan Airlines president Yoshiharu Ueki said, "We have been operating our E-Jets for five years and the aircraft have achieved an outstanding 99.7% dispatch reliability. They are efficient and have displayed exceptional performance...Having the combination of E170s and E190s in our fleet will give us greater flexibility, enabling us to match capacity with demand on routes within our existing and future networks. Our passengers have been impressed with the space and comfort on board our E170. They value the fact that there is no middle seat." [more - original PR] [more - original PR - CFM]