EMBRAER’S ECC SELLS THREE REGIONAL JETS TO SEAA, FROM ANGOLA
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Start-up scheduled airline acquires two ERJ 135 and one ERJ 145 pre-owned jets
São José dos Campos, October 13, 2009 – ECC Leasing Company Limited, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Embraer, has sold two ERJ 135 and one ERJ 145 pre-owned jets to Serviços
Executivos Aéreos de Angola (SEAA). The African start-up scheduled airline intends to
initially operate the aircraft on domestic routes.
“We are very pleased to welcome SEAA to the
growing family of operators who are choosing
to acquire pre-owned Embraer aircraft from
ECC Leasing,” said Mark Dunnachie,
Director of ECC Leasing. “We look forward
to a long and happy relationship, and we are
certain that our regional jets will perform very
well for this new African customer.”
SEAA’s ERJ 135s are configured in a 37-seat
layout, while the ERJ 145 has 50 seats. They
will be based at SEAA’s main airport in
Lubango, operating routes to the country’s
capital of Luanda, as well as to Cabinda,
Ondjiva, and Saurimo.
“We are delighted to have concluded this first purchase of Embraer regional jets for our new
operations, bringing modern, reliable aircraft to meet the growing demand of the domestic
and intra-regional markets in Angola,” said Mr. Silvestre Tulumba T. Kapose, owner and
founder of SEAA.
About ECC Leasing Company Limited
Embraer’s wholly owned subsidiary, ECC Leasing Company Limited, was incorporated in
Dublin, Ireland, in September 2002, to manage and remarket Embraer’s pre-owned aircraft
portfolio. To date, ECC has handled a total of 79 aircraft, of which 27 have been leased and
36 sold to airlines, corporations, and government entities in North and South America,
Europe, and Asia. ECC Leasing deals with Embraer aircraft that may be acquired through
trade-ins and provides remarketing services for third parties in connection with its sales
campaigns. For more information, please visit www.eccleasing.com.