Congo Airways plans to deploy the E2s to high demand destinations like Abidjan, Cotonou, Johannesburg and Cape Town
14 January 2021: Congo Airways has ambitious plans of venturing into newer markets by incorporating the latest and fuel efficient E2 variants in its fleet. Congo Airways signed a contract with Embraer in December 2019 for another two E195-E2 aircraft. Prior to this they had ordered another couple of E190-E2. The deliveries of these aircraft will commence in 2022. The biggest advantage of having E2 variants is low fuel burn and longer maintenance intervals which will lead to maximum saving for the airlines.
Balazire Bantu, CEO, Congo Airways said, “We intend to deploy the E2s to high-demand destinations such as Abidjan, Cotonou, Johannesburg and Cape Town. We see an opportunity in our market and the crisis we are all facing for Congo Airways to emerge stronger. With two E-Jet models we will have the flexibility and the right-sized, most efficient aircraft as the market returns.”
With 12 business and 108 Economy class seats, the Embraer E195-E2 had 25 per cent more capacity that its sister variant, E190-E2. A common cockpit across all E2s gives the airlines operating flexibility as the pilots can seamlessly transition between the larger and smaller E2s. Besides this the on board maintenance system allows for simple and intuitive troubleshooting thereby leading to longer maintenance intervals.
All this makes it the E2 variant an ideal choice for operators like Congo Airways wanting to enter new markets and take advantage of new opportunities.
