EMBRAER AND AUSTRAL SEAL CONTRACT FOR 20 EMBRAER 190 JETS
Agreement announced in May 2009 is finalized and deliveries begin in July
São José dos Campos, April 9, 2010 – The contract for the sale of 20 EMBRAER 190 jets
to Austral Líneas Aéreas, of Argentina, was finalized. The agreement was announced in
May 2009, and was conditioned on fulfilling several requirements, which were finalized.
From the 20 jets on order, three were already included in the firm order backlog of the first
quarter of 2010, as “Undisclosed”.
The EMBRAER 190 jets ordered by the Argentine airline are of the Advanced Range (AR)
model, and can fly nonstop for 2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km). The passenger cabin
configuration, with four seats per row, is very comfortable and will have a total of 96 seats
divided into two classes: eight in the executive and 88 in the economy. Furthermore, all
passengers will have a modern inflight entertainment system with individual monitors.
Austral will use the aircraft mainly to substitute older jets on domestic routes, to increase
current flight frequencies, and to serve new cities. The modern and comfortable E-Jets will
allow the airline to fly any route within Argentina’s territory, nonstop.
The EMBRAER 190 is one of four models of the EMBRAER 170/190 E-Jets family and
entered operation in 2005. The broad customer base is comprised of 56 companies in 39
countries. With over 620 units in operation, these aircraft have transported 200 million
passengers worldwide.
About the EMBRAER 170/190 E-Jets family
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-ofthe-
art fly-by-wire technology, which increases operating safety, while reducing pilot
workload and fuel consumption.
The double-bubble fuselage design provides superior comfort and includes two main passenger
entrances and two service doors, thus minimizing 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. For more details, visit www.EmbraerCommercialJets.com.
The E-Jets have achieved outstanding success, with nearly 900 firm orders logged, and the fleet
has accumulated more than 3.7 million flight hours all over the world. 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. To better understand the benefits of these aircraft, when
substituting older jets, visit www.eforefficiency.com.
Source: EMBRAER
