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Finnair
exercises options for four Embraer 190 jets
29 November 2006
São
José dos Campos: Embraer
announces that Finnair has confirmed its four remaining options
of the initial order placed in July 2004. The airline has
opted for four additional EMBRAER 190 jets, thus reaffirming
its confidence in this model. The total value of the deal,
at list price, comes to $135 million.
Finnair initially placed
an order for 12 EMBRAER 170 jets, plus eight options convertible
to other models of the E-Jets family. Today's announcement
marks the confirmation of all of Finnair's options. When completed,
the Finnair E-Jets fleet will consist of ten EMBRAER 170 and
ten EMBRAER 190 jets.
"We see this decision
by Finnair as a significant endorsement of our E-Jets family,"
said Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer Executive Vice-President,
Airline Market. "Finnair's choice is of special importance
to us, as they are a world-class airline offering a high level
of customer service and are operating their EMBRAER 170 and
EMBRAER 190 jets in a challenging weather environment."
Finnair's EMBRAER 190 E-Jets
are configured to accommodate up to 100 passengers. The airline
should receive its first EMBRAER 190 in December 2006. This
aircraft comes from the conversion of two firm EMBRAER 170
jet orders into EMBRAER 190 jets, as announced in December
2005. At that time, simultaneously, the Finnish company also
announced that it converted four options into EMBRAER 190
jets firm orders.
"This order will complete
our European fleet. The EMBRAER jets have brought flexibility
to our capacity management. With the help of the Embraer aircraft
we have been able to launch new destinations and increase
frequencies in our European network, which provides smooth
connections to our Asian routes," says Finnair President
and CEO Jukka Hienonen. "The cockpits of the EMBRAER
170 and the EMBRAER 190 jets are completely compatible with
each other and the same crews can operate both aircraft models."
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