SkyWest orders 18 additional E175s

Planes to fly as United Express; order worth $800 million.


São José dos Campos, Brazil – Embraer has signed a firm order with SkyWest Inc. for 18 E175 jets. The order, which will be included in Embraer’s 2015 third-quarter backlog, has an estimated value of US$800 million, based on the current list price. The aircraft will be operated by SkyWest Airlines, under an amendment to an existing Capacity Purchase Agreement (CPA) with United Airlines.
 
With this new 18 aircraft purchase, the total number of SkyWest E175 firm orders reached 73 units of this model.
 
Delivery of the first aircraft is expected in 2016. The E175s are configured in a dual-class 76-seat layout, equipped with 12 First Class seats, 16 Economy Plus seats, and 48 Economy seats, and will operate under the United Express brand. 
 
The E175s feature a new wingtip that, among other technical enhancements, improves aerodynamic performance. Fuel consumption on a typical flight is 6.4% lower than first-generation E175s. 
 
SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. ExpressJet Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines. 
 
Since the E-Jets entered revenue service in 2004, Embraer has received more than 1,500 firm orders for this aircraft family. More than 1,100 have been delivered.
 
In 2013, Embraer launched the E-Jets E2, the second generation of its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft comprised of three new aircraft – E175-E2, E190-E2, E195-E2 – seating from 70 to 130 passengers. The E190-E2 is expected to enter service in the first half of 2018. The E195-E2 is slated to enter service in 2019 and the E175-E2 in 2020.
 
Source: Embraer