Eastern Airways Adds 4th Embraer 145 to Fleet

Eastern Airways Embraer 145 Regional Jet

Eastern Airways has added another Embraer 145 regional aircraft to its fleet to bring the total to four.

‘The UK’s second largest regional airline operates a fleet of 30 aircraft consisting of a mix of jet and turbo-prop aircraft which are used on UK domestic services, French, Belgian and Norwegian scheduled flights and private charter services.

The second Embraer 145 aircraft to enter service with Eastern Airways complements the two similar looking 37-seater Embraer 135 jets, which the company reintroduced in June 2010.

The Brazilian manufactured Embraer 145 jet (serial number 145300) has 49 seats and a longer fuselage than the 37-seater Embraer 135 aircraft. Two Rolls Royce A3007 jet engines power the aircraft, which has a cruising speed of 521mph.’

Eastern’s newest 145 will be used predominantly for charter operations.

Chris Holliday, Eastern Airways’ chief operating officer:

“Last year’s reintroduction of the Embraer 145 proved very popular with the charter market, and due to demand, we have now added another of this series type to our fleet. As and when required this new addition will fly on the scheduled network, as well as charter services and gives us tremendous flexibility having 37 seat and 50 seat jets available serving Europe.”

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