Day three of the 54th Paris Air Shows 2023 from Embraer sees yet more aircraft orders, in the form of their P2F conversion.
This article will cover the details surrounding Embraer’s third day of the Paris Air Show.
Embraer’s 3rd Day at Paris
Pool Program Contracts:
On the fleet maintenance and aftermarket side at Paris, Embraer firmed a couple of Pool Program agreements with two operators for its aircraft components exchange service.
Embraer signed a multi-year contract extension with Amelia for the Pool Program. With this agreement, the customer will continue to receive support for a wide range of repairable components for the airline’s fleet of 13 ERJ. The manufacturer has been supporting Amelia since 2010.
A major player in the aviation sector in Europe and Africa since 1976, Amelia by Regourd Aviation is a French aeronautical group that monitors and maintains its aircraft and operates its flights.
Amelia’s fleet, made up of 19 aircraft, including 13 Embraer, and it operates charter, air freight and medevac operations.
Star Air, a regional airline based in Bengaluru, India, signed a long-term Pool Program services agreement with Embraer to support its growing E175 fleet. Star Air leased four E175s in 2022 and two of them have started regional operations since May 2023.
Star Air’s 12-month average schedule reliability stands at 99.67%, one of the highest among ERJ145 operators.
On the sustainability front, Embraer announced a partnership agreement with GKN Aerospace to focus on hydrogen research and to explore the development of a hydrogen powered flight demonstrator.
“The imperativeness of sustainability drives research and development programmes at Embraer, and the potential development of a hydrogen flight demonstrator represents an important milestone in our technology roadmap toward the future of sustainable aviation. It is a pleasure to have GKN Aerospace as a partner in this technological journey with us,” said Luís Carlos Affonso, Senior Vice President, Engineering & Technological Development at Embraer.
Lanzhou Group LoA for 20 P2Fs:
Embraer’s order for the day at Paris comes in the form of a LoA (Letter of Agreement) with China’s Lanzhou Group for 20 of their P2F Conversions.
This order brings Embraer’s total P2F Conversions firm orders to 30 frames alongside the 10 that NAC signed for.
Overall
All in all another good day for Embraer, with their pool program receiving not only extensions but a new customer as well, but also their P2F Conversions.
Lets see what the fourth day of the show brings for the South American manufacturer.
