Today Brazil’s global aerospace company Embraer released an update on introducing the E190-E2 jets into the fleet of Singaporean low-cost carrier Scoot. The sale was first announced in February when it became known that Scoot can be the primary carrier from Singapore to operate the brand new generation regional jet.
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The nine E190-E2s will join Scoot via a leasing arrangement with Azzora, with the aircraft coming from Azorra’s existing backlog of aircraft with Embraer. It is predicted that deliveries of the 150-seat jets will start next yr, with the single-aisle aircraft joining Scoot’s fleet of Airbus A320 Family and Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
Scoot is trying to grow with the E190-E2
The Embraer E190-E2 has been chosen as the proper aircraft to drive Scoot’s growth throughout the Asia-Pacific region, supplementing the prevailing short- and long-haul flying services. The rationale behind selecting the Embraer jets is best described by Scoot CEO Leslie Thng on this morning’s announcement:
“The agreement to incorporate nine latest E190-E2 aircraft in our fleet allows us to proceed operating a contemporary and fuel-efficient fleet, and support our network growth strategy by serving thinner routes to non-metro destinations out of Singapore.
“As the primary Singaporean carrier to operate the E2s, we’re excited to be working with our partners at Embraer to enhance our network connectivity and increase travel options for our customers.”
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Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of the Singapore Airlines Group, has carried greater than 71 million passengers since its launch in 2012 and subsequent merger with Tigerair Singapore in 2017. In response to fleet data from ch-aviation.com, the airline has 59 aircraft, including 24 Airbus A320-200s, six A320neos and nine A321neos, plus ten Boeing 787-8s and ten 787-9s, at a mean age of just below six years.
The E2 family of aircraft is the proper alternative to launch and construct latest routes, particularly to second-tier cities, which can start with insufficient traffic to profitably operate a bigger narrowbody, just like the A320 or 737. The thinner routes that Thng pointed to abound in Asia-Pacific, and the E190-E2, with its lower fuel burn, can open latest routes profitably and construct up frequencies, to later be flown by the larger aircraft.
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The E2 family was introduced in 2018 and is being operated by airlines including KLM, Porter and Azul, with recent orders coming in from Royal Jordanian, Salam Air and TUI. Embraer said that the aircraft’s sophisticated aerodynamics, novel wing design and latest technologies deliver a 25% decrease in fuel burn and carbon emissions over previous generation E-Jets. Embarer Comercial Aviation CEO Arjan Meijer added:
The E2 is a plus for net zero aviation
Trying to the long run and the march to zero-emission aviation by 2050, The E2 involves Scoot with impressive green credentials. Having already been certified to operate using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blends of as much as 50%, the larger E195-E2 successfully accomplished a test flight using 100% SAF in June last yr.
Azorra provides leasing, financing, fleet transition and asset management to airlines and financiers worldwide. It currently owns and manages a fleet of 77 aircraft leased to 24 operators in 19 countries, with orders in place for added Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 aircraft.
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