EMBRAER DELIVERS 600th E-JET PRODUCED TO LOT POLISH AIRLINES
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European carrier becomes region’s largest E-Jet operator
São José dos Campos, September 15, 2009 –
Embraer has reached a significant milestone,
today, with the delivery of its 600th E-Jet – an
EMBRAER 175 – to LOT Polish Airlines, in a
ceremony held in Poland, just five years after
the very first E-Jet was delivered, in March
2004. Only a few other commercial aircraft
programs have achieved such high production
levels in an equivalent period of time in air
transportation history.
“The delivery of the 600th E-Jet is a great
achievement for Embraer, and we are especially
proud that it goes to one of the launch customers
of this aircraft family,” said Mauro Kern,
Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline
Market. “This important milestone takes place
just five years after the EMBRAER 170 entered
service in Europe with LOT, which is our largest
E-Jet operator on that continent.”
LOT’s EMBRAER 175 is configured with a comfortable cabin layout of 82 Elite seats. The
new jet will complement the airline’s existing Embraer fleet of ten EMBRAER 170s and six
EMBRAER 175s. Together with six ERJ 145s, LOT is able to further expand its European
route network, where it competes, in most cases, with conventional narrowbody jets. This
delivery is the first of the second contract, announced in January 2008, for an order of an
additional 12 EMBRAER 175 jets, plus two options and ten purchase rights.
“It’s a great honor for LOT to take part in this special achievement of our friends from
Embraer, receiving the 600th E-Jet,” said Sebastian Mikosz, CEO of LOT Polish Airlines. “We
are also celebrating our 80th anniversary, as we proudly receive the new E-Jet. It is the right
aircraft to achieve our strategy of network development.”
LOT was the first operator of the E-Jets family in Europe. The airline started revenue service
with the EMBRAER 170 out of its Warsaw hub, in March 2004. The fleet of 16 E-Jets has
achieved a consistent and respectable schedule reliability of 99.4%, as well as a sustained
completion rate of 99.9%, showing the excellence of the E-Jets’ modern design, the aircraft’s
high level of maturity, and LOT’s effective maintenance organization.
About LOT Polish Airlines
LOT Polish Airlines is one of the oldest airlines in the world, connecting Poland to the rest of
the world since 1929. Now, planes in LOT’s livery fly to over 50 destinations in Europe, the
Middle East and North America. In 2008, it carried nearly 4 million passengers. Since 2003,
the airline has been a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers 17,000 flights every
day to 916 airports in 160 countries, worldwide.
About the EMBRAER 170/190 Family of E-Jets
The EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets consists of four commercial jets with 70 to 122
seats, featuring advanced engineering design, efficient performance, outstanding operating
economics, low emission levels and a spacious cabin.
The E-Jets have a maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.82, can fly at 41,000 feet (12,497 meters), and have ranges of up to 2,400 nautical miles (4,448 km). The high degree of commonality among the four aircraft – EMBRAER 170, EMBRAER 175, EMBRAER 190 and EMBRAER 195 – results in exceptional savings for carriers, in terms of crew training and costs of spare parts and maintenance. Another key feature of the E-Jets is the state-of-the-art fly-by-wire technology, which increases operating safety, while reducing pilot workload and fuel consumption.
The EMBRAER 170/190 family provides superior comfort with its double-bubble fuselage
design, which includes two main passenger entrances and two service doors that minimize
aircraft turn-around time. The E-Jets offer much more space for passengers, in a single or
dual-class layout, than other aircraft with similar seating capacities.
The E-Jets have achieved outstanding success, with nearly 900 firm orders logged, worldwide.
This proven family is helping airlines to rightsize low load factor narrowbody routes, to replace
older, inefficient airplanes, and to develop new markets with lower operating costs, greater
efficiency, and outstanding passenger comfort. For more information about Embraer’s
commercial jets, visit www.EmbraerCommercialJets.com. To better understand the benefits of
these aircraft, when substituting older jets, visit www.eforefficiency.com.
