Bulgaria Air receives its first Embraer 190 jet

Paris, France, Bulgaria Air and Embraer celebrated on March 21st (Wednesday), the delivery of the first of four Embraer 190 jets model, in a ceremony held at the airline's headquarters in Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. The three remaining aircrafts will be delivered later this year.

The E190 is the airline version of the Advanced Range (AR), with a nominal range of 4,448 kilometers, 2,400 nautical miles. Each aircraft is configured in two classes, with eight seats in business class and 100 seats in economy Slimline.

Giving the welcome to the Bulgarian airline client portfolio of E-Jets, Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, Embraer President, Commercial Aviation, said: "Bulgaria Air is the twenty-second E-Jets operator in the region of Europe and the CIS. I am confident that, like many other customers of Embraer, the leading Bulgarian airline will begin to see real economic benefits and hear very positive comments from passengers as soon as the aircraft into service. "

"We will operate the Embraer 190 in parallel with the rest of our fleet narrowbodies to open new markets and increase frequencies in existing markets. The AR version will give us the reach we need to, from Sofia, cities that have access to the density of ideal market for the E190, "said Yank Georgyev, CEO of Bulgaria Air

As the big European companies British Airways, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, Alitalia, Bulgaria Air joins the growing list of clients that operate E-Jets specifically in northern and eastern Europe, where airlines have identified as the E-Jets the platform of choice for replacing older aircraft fleets and optimize. Ten airlines in the region - Bulgaria Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Finnair, Estonian Air, Air Moldova, Montenegro Airlines, Belavia, Dniproavia, and Aerosvit Air Astana - have ordered or are operating Embraer E-Jets.

Profile-A Bulgaria Air is the national airline of Bulgaria, based in Sofia and operations from Varna and Burgas. Since February 2007, the publicly traded company is owned by Chimimport AD, through the Bulgarian Aviation Group.

The airline operates regular flights from Sofia to Varna and 28 cities in Europe and the Middle East, plus charter and executive flights to over 100 destinations. The Bulgaria Air offers its customers the opportunity to request a flight plan which is precisely to accommodate your business needs, providing luxury, safety and comfort not previously available on the Bulgarian market.

Along with their partners (airlines such as Aeroflot, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, LOT, Iberia, Air France, KLM, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, etc..), Bulgaria Air offers its customers the opportunity to fly to over 400 cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. The company operates regular flights to Russia, Germany, UK, Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Czech Republic, Austria, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Israel and Lebanon. For more information, visit www.air.bg.

Profile- A family of Embraer E-Jets consists of four commercial jets with a capacity from 70 to 122 seats, an advanced engineering design that features efficient performance, high operating economy, low emissions and a spacious cabin passenger without the undesirable middle seats.

The E-Jets have a maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.82, can fly at altitudes up to 12,500 meters (41,000 feet) and have a range of 4,450 km (2,400 nautical miles). The high degree of commonality among the four aircraft - Embraer 170, Embraer 175, Embraer 190 and Embraer 195 - results in exceptional cost reduction in crew training, maintenance and spare parts for operators. Another highlight is the modern fly-by-wire, which increases the operational safety and reduces pilot workload and fuel consumption.

The design of the double-bubble fuselage offers superior comfort and includes two main passenger entrances and two service doors that minimize the time spent on the ground. The E-Jets offer much more space for passengers, both in configuration and in a two class layout, than other aircraft of equivalent size. For more details, visit www.EmbraerCommercialJets.com.br.

Outstanding success, with more than 1,050 firm orders from 60 companies in 42 countries have been received. The fleet, which exceeds 800 jets in operation, accumulated seven million flight hours and transported 320 million passengers worldwide. It is a proven family of jets that has helped airlines to adjust capacity with demand on routes operated by narrowbody aircraft with low occupancy rates, replacing old and inefficient aircraft and develop new markets with lower costs, greater efficiency and high level of passenger comfort. Source:Fator,Translation:EGE