Norway’s Widerøe to become E190-E2 launch operator

Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, will be the first airline to receive the brand-new E190-E2 jet, the first member of the E-Jets E2, the second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. As the launch operator of the model, Widerøe will receive their first aircraft in the first half of 2018. Widerøe has signed a contract with Embraer for up to 15 E2 family jets consisting of three firm orders for the E190-E2 and purchase rights for 12 further E2 family aircraft. The order has a potential list price value of up to US$873m, with all orders being exercised. Widerøe is configuring the E190-E2s in a comfortable single-class layout with 114 seats. With this latest order, the E-Jets E2 backlog has 275 firm orders plus Letters of Intent, options and purchase rights covering another 415 aircraft giving a total of 690 commitments from airlines and leasing companies.