FlyBE orders ERJ-195

Excellent news! Can’t wait to see/fly on them!

Excellent news, I always expected an order for ERJ 195s. They seem like very good aircraft. If they went for A319/737 it would have been commercial suicide IMO.

As a side note, has anyone else noticed the change to the flybe logo, where the orange line below ‘be.’ has changed to a series of dots. It can be seen on the website logo and on the Embraer. Although it’s just a small change, I prefer the older logo. They have also removed the words ‘British European’ from the logo which makes sense.

“These planes will initially be deployed at Flybe’s major bases in Birmingham, Southampton, Belfast, Exeter, Jersey, Guernsey, Edinburgh and Glasgow.”

LOL very specific, they dont have any other bases 😀

Great news though, and should continue to help FlyBe do what they do best.

Well it’s on the Flybe website now……. 😀

Flybe Place US$ 950m Order With Embraer.
Acquisition of 14 195s and options on a further 12 aircraft.

Flybe, one of the top five European low cost airlines, today confirmed a US $950million order to purchase up to 26 Embraer 195 aircraft (14 firm / 12 options). As a result Flybe will become the global launch customer for this member of the Embraer 170/195 family, and comes hard on the heels of Flybe’s 2004 announcement of the $1billion purchase of up to 61 Q400’s (41 firm / 20 options).

The 118 seat Embraer 195 sets new standards in operating costs, environmental performance, and in flight cabin services. Flybe will take delivery of its first 195 in Autumn 2006. These planes will initially be deployed at Flybe’s major bases in Birmingham, Southampton, Belfast, Exeter, Jersey, Guernsey, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The delivery of these firm orders will mean that Flybe will have a total fleet size of between 59 (firm) and 91 (including options) aircraft by 2009.

Jim French Chairman and managing Director of Flybe commented: “The Embraer 195 is ideally suited to meet the needs of our domestic and regionally focused business model. The airplane has seat costs on the sector lengths we fly which are comparable with larger jets, while with 118 seats has a capacity level which suits the thinner UK regional markets we serve. In short, the Embraer 195 allows us to deliver our famous low fares to all the regions we serve, and allows us to do it profitably, while at the same time increasing the number of regions we can serve with direct European services.”

Mr French continued: “The 195 will replace our 146 BAe fleet, and bring cost and service efficiencies. It completes our fleet rationalisation strategy commenced in 2003 and will give us the youngest fleet in the airline sector. It also means that the business has addressed the strategic question of how to replace the 146 and provide a 10 year platform for profitable growth.”

“We chose the 195 not only for its operational and cost advantage but also for its outstanding environmental performance. Flybe has become a major player in European aviation and this deal will pave the way for the companies continued growth and financial success.”

The 195 first flew in November 2004, and it is the largest aircraft in the Embraer 170/195 family. It is a narrow bodied large aircraft ideally suited to stage lengths of between 600nm and 2000nm. The new aircraft gives exceptionally good passenger space and on-board baggage capacity, along with the latest in technology including fly-by-wire systems and weight reductions designed to improve economy.

“As one of Europe’s leading low cost airlines, Flybe honours us with its selection of the Embraer 195, the last member of the new family of Embraer airliners,” welcomed Mauricio Botelho, CEO of Embraer. “Flybe’s choice is yet another testimony of the capabilities and right-sizing factor of our family of aircraft. The Embraer 195 will bring unparalleled performance and comfort at an expected low operating cost. We are proud to be part of the carrier continued expansion within the low-cost market.”

http://www2.flybe.com/news/0506/06.htm

Don’t the preview images look great! Good to see also they will be at Birmingham! 😀

Well i’m looking forward to see a 195 on the British register!

Absolutely superb news, surprised FlyBe have gone for the 195, was expecting the A319, should look awesome in FlyBe colours 🙂

Well that means one hellva lot of Houses are going to be compulsary purchased for it then!

I think it is in the region of 700 homes will go for the scheme.

Are you COMPLETELY unaware that here in the UK an Aviation White Paper was published by the Government? In the consultationm and work leading to the White Paper many options for development of airports in the UK were covered, subsequently the Government decided which schemes it felt were necessary for long term development of the airports in this country.

One part of this was that the Government supported a 3rd runway at LHR (subject to planning and environmental issues), which will be North of the existing north runway an North of the A4. If you look at www.dft.gov.uk you will probably find the layout as proposed for the White paper.

Well that means one hellva lot of Houses are going to be compulsary purchased for it then!

Heard it this Morning on Radio 5 live wake up to money, had the CEO of flyBE on there who was quite upbeat untill he heard the price of crude oil was going to surpass the $54 a barrel mark again

Also on the programme today…BAA announced plans for a 3rd runway and Terminal 6 at Heathrow, which will go for public/planning consultation in October.
i dont want to come over a bit thick….but where could they possibly put a 3rd runway and a Terminal 6….it all looks a little cramped on the existing site as it is…

Are you COMPLETELY unaware that here in the UK an Aviation White Paper was published by the Government? In the consultationm and work leading to the White Paper many options for development of airports in the UK were covered, subsequently the Government decided which schemes it felt were necessary for long term development of the airports in this country.

One part of this was that the Government supported a 3rd runway at LHR (subject to planning and environmental issues), which will be North of the existing north runway an North of the A4. If you look at www.dft.gov.uk you will probably find the layout as proposed for the White paper.

Heard it this Morning on Radio 5 live wake up to money, had the CEO of flyBE on there who was quite upbeat untill he heard the price of crude oil was going to surpass the $54 a barrel mark again

Also on the programme today…BAA announced plans for a 3rd runway and Terminal 6 at Heathrow, which will go for public/planning consultation in October.
i dont want to come over a bit thick….but where could they possibly put a 3rd runway and a Terminal 6….it all looks a little cramped on the existing site as it is…

then we look forward to seeing them!

I’ve seen every other aircraft in the BE fleet so i’ll look foreward to seeing these at BHX! 🙂

Here’s an article from today………

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyID=2005-06-06T062950Z_01_SPI584745_RTRUKOC_0_AIRLINES-FLYBE.xml

Where did you get this from mate? nothing yet on the web site
If its true, then we look forward to seeing them!

It is their official announcement to the aviation press, got it from ATI.

Where did you get this from mate? nothing yet on the web site
If its true, then we look forward to seeing them!