Conviasa Airlines selects Embraer E-190 for fleet renewal

Venezuela’s Conviasa Airlines (VO) has agreed to purchase six Embraer E-190 jets. The deal also includes 14 options. According to Embraer, the deal is worth $271.2 million at list prices, based on January 2012 economic conditions, and could total as much as $904 million if all options are confirmed. First deliveries are scheduled by year end.

VO president César Martínez said, “We consider the E-190 jet to be a fundamental part of the process of renovating Conviasa’s fleet. These airplanes will allow us to increase connections on both domestic and international routes.”
 
Embraer president-commercial aviation Paulo Cesar Silva said the Latin American/Caribbean market is projected to grow at an average of 7% per year over the next 20 years.

(Linda Blachly - ATWOnline News)