Embraer announced at the Dubai Airshow today that Nigerian carrier Overland Airways has placed a firm order for three Embraer E175s plus three additional purchase rights. The 88-seat aircraft with a Premium Class cabin configuration will be delivered from 2023.
On Monday (November 15, 2021), Embraer announced from the Dubai Airshow that Nigeria-based Overland Airways has placed an order for three Embraer E175s and also secured three additional purchase options. The deal is valued at up to $299.4 million at list prices and the 88-seat aircraft will be delivered from 2023 with a Premium Class cabin configuration. Founded in 2002, Overland Airways operates from Nigeria across West Africa with scheduled and charter flight services. The airline will use the new aircraft to increase domestic flights and add more regional routes.
In today’s announcement, Overland Airways President and CEO, Captain Edward Boyo, said,
“We are confident that this is the right moment to invest, as regional aviation is on an optimistic post-pandemic recovery. Our customers will really enjoy all comfort in the E175, and we appreciate our partnership with Embraer.”
Embraer Commercial Aviation’s Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Cesar Pereira, added,
“We are proud of this partnership with Overland and to support their regional expansion. We are seeing growing long-term demand for rightsized aircraft to deliver profitable domestic connections in Nigeria.”
Headquartered in Brazil, Embraer is a global aerospace company and the leading manufacturer of aircraft with 70-150 seats, with more than 100 customers worldwide. The company maintains industrial units, offices and service/parts distribution centers across the Americas, Africa, Asia and Europe. Embraer has logged over 1,900 orders for their E-Jets and the company has already delivered over 1,600 of the jets to 80 customers in 50 countries. Since the company’s founding in 1969, Embraer has delivered over 8,000 aircraft. Today, an Embraer aircraft takes off on average every ten seconds, carrying over 145 million passengers annually.
Source: Embraer
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