SkyWest orders 19 additional E175s to fly for Delta Air Lines

Embraer and SkyWest have signed a firm order for an additional 19 E175s jets. The aircraft will be flown by SkyWest Airlines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SkyWest, under a Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with Delta Air Lines. The transaction will be included in Embraer’s 2015 fourth-quarter backlog. Delivery of the first aircraft is expected for the third-quarter of 2016. All the E175s will be configured in a dual class 76-seat layout, equipped with 12 First Class seats, 20 Delta Comfort+ seats, and 44 Main Cabin seats, and will operate under the Delta Connection brand.