Hebei Airlines acquired (09-Jul-2012) five more
Embraer E190s jets to join its E-Jets fleet by the end of 2013. The total value of the deal, at list price, is USD226 million. The order has been registered in the company's backlog for 2Q2012. Based in Shijiazhuang in
China's Hebei Province,
Hebei Airlines currently has two E190s in service, covering eight destinations with around 70 weekly services. The two jets have maintained healthy operations since their revenue service began in Jan-2012, with an average schedule reliability of 99.5% and 100% completion rate, while the daily utilisation hours keep increasing. The acquisition of the five E190s has received approval from the
Chinese Government. [
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