Embraer signs pool program contract with Widerøe for E-Jets E2

Embraer and Widerøe, the largest regional airline in Scandinavia and launch customer for the E190-E2, have reached an agreement on a Flight Hour Pool Program for the airline’s soon to be inducted E2 fleet. This is the first contract of its kind signed for the E-Jets E2, Embraer´s second generation of the E-Jets family of commercial aircraft. The agreement will cover more than 300 key rotable components, for the airline’s E190-E2 fleet. Widerøe will receive its first E190-E2 in April of 2018, beginning revenue service with the aircraft shortly afterwards. Widerøe’s contract with Embraer is for up to 15 E2 jets consisting of three firm orders for the E190-E2 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.