Category: Fleet Update

Saurya Airlines takes delivery of first CRJ200

Saurya Airlines Logo

On August 18, 2014, Saurya Airlines, a new airline operating in Nepal, took delivery of its first CRJ200. The aircraft is MSN 7493, a CRJ-200 that was previously operated by Air Nostrum as EC-HTZ. The aircraft’s new registration will be 9N-ALE. 7492 first flew on February 26, 2001 and was delivered to Air Nostrum on …

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Unnamed airline places order for five Q400s

On July 30, 2014, Bombardier announced that an unnamed airline signed a firm purchase agreement for five Q400 NextGen turboprops. Based on the list price for the Q400, the agreement is valued at approximately $168 million in US dollars. Bombardier has recorded firm orders for a total of 511 Q400 and Q400 NextGens. Q400 and …

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Azul orders up to 50 Embraer 195-E2s

Embraer announced at Farnborough that a letter of Intent with Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras for 30 Embraer 195-E2s has been signed. The agreement includes 20 additional options for the type. As the first airline to order the E195-E2, Azul becomes the launch operator for the new type. Azul currently operates 82 E-Jets and has another …

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Aurigny takes delivery of first Embraer 195

On June 24, 2014, Aurigny Airlines took delivery of the airline’s first Embraer 195. The airline ordered the aircraft when Flybe announced it would pull out of the Gatwick-Guernsey route last year. The new aircraft will be operating four round trips daily on the route.