Summary
- Embraer delivers first two E195-E2 jets to Royal Jordanian, part of a bigger agreement with Azorra.
- Latest E2s are more efficient, reduce costs for Royal Jordanian, and have updated livery.
- Royal Jordanian’s fleet is growing, with plans so as to add more aircraft and increase capability by 60% by 2026.
Embraer has delivered the primary two units of Royal Jordanian’s four-strong order of the brand new E195-E2 jet. Each aircraft departed Brazil’s Recife Airport (REC) for Grand Canaria (LPA) in Spain before onward to Amman, Jordan (AMM). Each aircraft departed Brazil closely following one another using their Jordanian registration codes for the primary time.
The aircraft were the 123rd and 116th E195-E2s to be built, and are part of a bigger agreement between Embraer, Royal Jordanian, and aircraft lessor Azorra that was announced seven months earlier. Per the agreement, Royal Jordanian would purchase two E195-E2s from Embraer, and lease two E195-E2s and 4 of the smaller E190-E2s from Azorra. It’s unclear if these aircraft delivered were a part of the lease with Azorra, or purchased from Embraer. The lessor had maintained a backlog of expected deliveries prior to Royal Jordanian’s lease agreement, but deliveries to the airline were originally scheduled to start within the fourth quarter of 2023.
Upgrading the present RJ fleet
The brand new E195-E2s feature an updated livery and can join the Royal Jordanian fleet of two E195s and two E175 that the airline originally took delivery of in 2007 and 2008. Embraer says the brand new E2s are 25% more efficient than the legacy E190s and E195s.
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“[Royal Jordanian] has been operating Embraer aircraft for 15 years, and the E2 reduces the investment cost of pilot training and spare parts provisioning significantly, whilst also lowering crew scheduling and maintenance costs,” Samer Majali, vice chairman and CEO of Royal Jordanian Airlines, said in an announcement.
The E195-E2s give Royal Jordanian the power to seat 12 passengers in Crown Class configuration with 108 more in economy, with the smaller E190-E2s carrying the identical variety of Crown Class passengers and 80 in economy. The economy cabin features slimline seats in a four-abreast configuration. The aircraft also features extra-large overhead bins, mood lighting, leather seats, and wireless connectivity for entertainment along with full web browsing, and communication capability with ground networks during flight.
The airline and Embraer had previously announced that the E195 E2s would carry 100 passengers in two class configurations. The airline had also previously signed a Memorandum of Understanding for 10 E2 jets. Embraer has secured orders for greater than 246 E195-E2s, with the E190-E2 accounting for one more 34 orders within the Brazilian manufacturer’s orderbook. The 2 aircraft delivered to Royal Jordanian were the primary deliveries of 2024 for the kind.
For its part, the Jordanian flag carrier recently just celebrated its sixtieth birthday, having first began operation in December 1963. It currently has around 30 aircraft, with 7 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and greater than 10 A320ceo family aircraft. Royal Jordanian’s fleet, nevertheless, continues to grow, promising to be 60% greater in 2026. The airline announced an order for 4 787-9s on the Dubai Airshow.
This double delivery follows a triple delivery the planemaker performed in December, through which Canary Islands-based Binter Canarias took delivery of three latest E195-E2 regional jets. During that delivery, the three jets followed the identical route that Royal Jordanian’s aircraft would fly nearly a month later.