Airlink acquiring additional Embraer jets

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SA Airlink is acquiring three Embraer E170s and two E190s from ECC Leasing, a wholly-owned Embraer subsidiary. These will start arriving in the first half of 2017.

Rodger Foster, CEO of Airlink, said, “This is the beginning of the implementation of a well planned growth and modernization strategy for Airlink that includes replacing our current fleet of Avro RJ85s over the next three years. The strategy calls for a total of 13 E-Jets, and we are in the process of sourcing the balance of the fleet requirement – an additional 8 E190s – from the market. The unique performance characteristics of the E-Jet family will enable Airlink to operate within the challenging environment of the region, including short field and “hot and high” operations, while managing capacity and providing for growth.

http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.p...raer-jets&catid=114:civil-aviation&Itemid=247

 

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They'll be used for the St Helena route, after Embraer did a successful test flight there a few weeks ago

 

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They'll be used for the St Helena route, after Embraer did a successful test flight there a few weeks ago

Comair has the only rights to fly to and from St. Helena iirc. Perhaps that changed since the wind shear issue was "discovered"

 

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Comair has the only rights to fly to and from St. Helena iirc. Perhaps that changed since the wind shear issue was "discovered"

I think that's the case, from what I understand St Helena has opened up bidding for the route again, and Airlink is expecting to get the rights, along with some other carrier operating ARJ's