Embraer have brought their next generation narrowbody on an Australian tour, stopping in Brisbane and Sydney. The E195-E2 arrived into Brisbane on the 22nd of July from Port Moresby after touring much of Japan and the Philippines.
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The next iteration of the E195 boasts a 25% reduction in fuel burn from the first generation E195 and 10% better than its direct competition, mainly due to the new Pratt & Whitney PW1000G Geared Turbofan engine. With the new engines and a better aero package, the E195-E2 has the ability to operate from shorter airfields and has improved hot and high performance.
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While in BNE, Embraer operated one 70 minute flight with invited guests up to the northern end of Fraser Island, before heading back to BNE. While onboard I must say I was surprised with how quiet the aircraft is, even while starting up and then again under full power.
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Following triple certification earlier this year, the E195-E2 will enter service in the second half of 2019 with Brazilian carrier Azul. In Europe, Binter Canarias of Spain will receive its first E195-E2 later this year and the launch customer in Africa, Air Peace, will introduce the first of ten E195-E2 jets in 2020.
In the Asia-Pacific region, we will see our first E195-E2 hit Australian shores later in 2019 with Air Kiribati operating Tarawa (TWR) – Brisbane (BNE) with a one hour stop over in Honiara (HIR). The flight departs TWR at 10am and arrives into BNE at 3pm on a Wednesday. The aircraft overnights before heading back to TWR at 11am for an 8pm arrival. The E195-E2 will be replacing the current Solomon Airlines A320 that operates this flight on behalf of Air Kiribati.
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