Air Peace has signed a $2.12b deal with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft.
The deal was unveiled on Wednesday, April 3 during Embraer business meeting with the Aviation World in Port Louis, Mauritius.
The order comprises purchase rights for a further 20 E195-E2 jets.
The aircraft is a 124-seater jet in dual class and 146-seater jet in single class configurations respectively.
Speaking on the latest order, the chairman and chief executive officer of the airline, Mr. Allen Onyema said: “Embraer’s new E195-E2 presents us with a marvel of economic performance. It’s also great that we will be the first E2 operator on the African continent. We already have the ERJ145s in our fleet, so we understand the high standards of Embraer products.”
He said the E195-E2 aircraft would strengthen Air Peace’s drive to deploy the right kinds of aircraft to under-served and unserved domestic and regional routes under its no-city-left-behind project.
For his part, the vice president, Embraer Commercial Aviation, Mr. Raul Villaron said: “Air Peace embodies the kind of pioneering spirit Embraer loves. The airline was established to bring highly skilled work opportunities to the people of Nigeria, boosting connectivity, and therefore the economy, in the region. Air Peace has delivered on both aims, while at the same time developing a fast-growing successful airline. It’s great to have them on board.”
It would be recalled that the airline set a regional record in September 2018 when it ordered 10 brand new aircraft from Boeing, increasing its fleet size then to about 37 aircraft. With the new order, Air Peace’s fleet size has increased to 67 aircraft.
Shortly before the firm order for 10 brand new aircraft from Boeing, Air Peace set a domestic record as the first Nigerian airline to acquire and register the Boeing 777 aircraft in the country.
