Wed, Jul 18, 2007
76-Seat Plane Will Be Used By Compass Subsidiary
Embraer announced Wednesday the Brazilian planemaker recently
delivered the first of 36 Embraer 175 jets on order for
US-based Northwest Airlines.
The new E-Jets will be operated by Northwest’s regional
subsidiary, Compass Airlines, and will fly under the Northwest
Airlink brand name.
"We are happy to welcome Northwest Airlines and its regional
subsidiary, Compass Airlines, into the growing group of E-Jets
operators, as the Embraer 175 aircraft joins its fleet," said Mauro
Kern, Embraer’s Executive Vice President, Airline Market. "It
is a distinct pleasure to see one of our E-Jets taking part in
Northwest’s plan for offering its passengers an aircraft of
superior comfort and reliability. In addition to that, I am sure
our aircraft will bring them robust performance, high operational
efficiency, and outstanding economics."
In keeping with an increasingly widespread practice, Northwest's
new Embraer 175s will be configured with 12 first-class seats, and
64 coach.
"The fuel-efficient Embraer 175 allows Northwest to offer
first-class seating to more customers and to open new routes that
were not feasible to operate with larger aircraft," said Neal
Cohen, Chief Executive Officer - Regional Airlines, Northwest
Airlines, Inc.
The Embraer 175 is the second of four members of the E-Jets
family, aircraft designed specifically for the 70 to 120 seat
segment. The E-Jets family program started deliveries in 2004 and
has accumulated more than 650 firm orders from over 35 customers
around the globe.
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