Embraer will deliver the First E190-E2 in April of 2018

Embraer has confirmed April of 2018 as the delivery date of the first E190-E2 to Widerøe, the aircraft’s launch operator. The announcement was made at a press briefing in Athens, Greece, during the annual general meeting of the European Regional Airline Association. Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia, will begin revenue service with the aircraft shortly afterwards. Widerøe signed a contract with Embraer for up to 15 E2 jets consisting of three firm orders for the E190-E2, the first member of the second generation of the E-Jets family, and purchase rights for 12 further E2s. The order has a potential list price value of up to US$873m, with all orders being exercised. The airline is configuring the E190-E2s in a comfortable single-class layout with 114 seats.