Airlink’s New Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft Enters Service

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Southern Africa carrier, Airlink’s has ushered into service its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft in time for the Christmas and New Year rush, with its inaugural flight, number 4Z 553, from the airline’s main base at O.R. Tambo International Airport to Durban’s King Shaka International Airport. Airlink says it is “the first carrier in Southern Africa to operate the state-of-the-art E195-E2s, …

Airlink Completes Embraer E195-E2 Acquisitions

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Airlink has “concluded its lease agreement with Azorra with the formal acceptance of the first three of ten new Embraer E195-E2 jetliners.” According to the airline, “The new aircraft, which seat up to 136 passengers in a two-by-two cabin layout, will provide Airlink with additional capacity to better compete on high-density routes such as Johannesburg-Cape Town, while the E195-E2s additional …

KLM Takes Delivery of Their First Embraer E2

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KLM Cityhopper, the regional subsidiary of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, said it has received its first Embraer E195-E2 in a ceremony recently held at Embraer’s facility in Brazil.   This first E2 delivery to KLM, and lessor ICBC Aviation Leasing, brings the total number of Embraer jets in the KLM Cityhopper fleet to 50.   The total order for 35 …