Niki (flyniki.com) (Vienna) will continue to operate three Embraer 190s (D-ARJC, D-ARJF and D-ARJG) this winter season according to ch-aviation. The aircraft were suppose to be all transferred to LGW in the Airberlin Group.
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Copyright Photo: Paul Bannwarth/Airlinersgallery.com. Niki is currently operating four Embraer 190s.ย Embraer ERJ 190-100LR OE-IHB (msn 19000294) taxies at Frankfurt.
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KLM Cityhopper (Amsterdam), KLMโs regional subsidiary, has concluded a lease agreement with BOC Aviation to add six Embraer 190s to its current fleet of 22 E-Jets. The additional ERJ 190s are part of KLM Cityhopperโs strategic plan to replace the oldest aircraft in its Fokker 70 fleet. The first of the six ERJ 190s is scheduled to be delivered during the second half of 2013.
Republic Airways Inc. (Republic Airways Holdings) (Indianapolis) hasย announced that flight attendants for its three regional carriers have approved a new five-year labor contract. The ratification vote concluded on July 29 with flight attendants from Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines (2nd) and Shuttle America voting in favor of the agreement.
The new contract includes increases in pay, improvements in quality of life and more flexibility in scheduling. The new agreement becomes amendable on July 29, 2018.
In other news, Republic has entered into a preliminary agreement with an undisclosed potential buyer of Frontier Airlines (2nd) (Denver). Should the deal be finalized, the sale could be closed in the third quarter according to CEO Bryan Bedford.
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Copyright Photo: TMK Photography/AirlinersGallery.com. Set against the moon, Republic Airlines’ (2nd)ย Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N164HQ (msn 19000275) (Hummingbird) arrives at Toronto (Pearson). The 99-seat Republic ERJ 190s are expected to leave the Frontier contract in the third quarter of 2013.
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JetBlue Airways (New York)ย today launches two daily nonstop flights between Boston Logan International (BOS) and Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport (HOU). HOU becomes the 49th destination from BOS.
JetBlue’s schedule between Boston and Houston:
| Boston (BOS) to Houston (HOU): | Houston (HOU) to Boston (BOS): |
| Depart โ Arrive | Depart โ Arrive |
| 7:00 a.m. โ 9:57 a.m. | 10:35 a.m. โ 3:15 p.m. |
| 1:40 p.m. โ 4:39 p.m. | 5:20 p.m. โ 10:00 p.m. |
| – Flights operate daily effective July 25, 2013 –
– All times local – |
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JetBlue operates more than 100 daily flights from Boston’s Logan International Airport to destinations across the United States, Caribbean and Mexico, serving approximately seven million customers at BOS annually. ย Flights to Houston will be operated on the airline’s 100-seat Embraer 190 aircraft.
Copyright Photo: Brian McDonough/AirlinersGallery.com.ย Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N190JB (msn 19000011) in the Mosaic scheme arrives at Baltimore/Washington.
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Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca) has put into revenue service its first Embraer 190. The pictured former Gulf Air ERJ 190-100 IGW PH-DNA (msn 19000372) was delivered on July 19 and is being operated by Denim Air for RAM.
Copyright Photo: Andi Hiltl/AirlinersGallery.com. PH-DNA is pictured arriving at Zurich today.
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Finnair (Helsinki)ย will open a new route to Tromsรธ, Norway for the 2014 winter season. ย The Arctic city in the far north of Norway will be served from Helsinki three times per week fromย January 1, 2014 until March 28, 2014. ย
Situated directly under the aurora zone in the Arctic, Tromsรธ is ideally placed for viewing the spectacular Aurora Borealis (northern lights) on clear winter nights. ย The town is made up of 70,000 people and also serves as a base for winter sports such as downhill skiing, snowshoeing, dog and reindeer sledding, and glacier hiking. ย Tromsรธ, or Romsa in Sami languages, is also a center of Sami culture in the Norwegian Lapland and hosts Sami Week every February.ย
Due to the warming effect of the Gulfstream, from January to March the city is relatively warm for the Arctic, with average highs of around -2 degrees centigrade and lows of about -6.
Flights are scheduled Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for departure from Helsinkiย (AY2679)ย atย 8:15 pm (2015) and departure from Tromsรธย (AY2680)ย atย 9:55 pm (2155) local time. The route, operated on behalf ofย Finnairย by Flybe Finland (formerly Flybe Nordic and Finncomm Airlines) with Embraer ERJ 190 aircraft, takes approximately two hours.
Copyright Photo: Rolf Wallner/AirlinersGallery.com. The 12 Finnair Embraer ERJ 190-100LRs are now operated for Finnair in Finnair colors by subsidiary Flybe Finland. OH-LKP (msn 19000416) taxies at Zurich.
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Azerbaijan Airlines (Baku) on July 2 took delivery of its first Embraer 190.
Copyright Photo: Javier Rodriguez/AirlinersGallery.com. Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW 4K-AZ64 (msn 19000627) departs Palma de Mallorca today bound for Baku after a night stop. 4K-AZ64 wears the dramatic new 2013 color scheme.
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ConViasa Airlines (Caracas) has added three additional Embraer ERJ 190-100s (YV2911, YV2912 and YV2913) as the state airline slowly replaces its aging Boeing 737-200 fleet. The company plans to expand the Embraer fleet to 20 aircraft.
Venezuela, despite its robust petroleum economy, has the oldest airline fleet in Latin America according to the Curacao Chronicle. In fact, national newspaper El Nacional has reported the Venezuelan fleet has decreased by 52.3 percent in the past four years from 130 aircraft to 68 aircraft. The situation is actually worse since many aircraft remain grounded due to a lack of replacement parts and the lack of maintenance money according to the report.
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Update: At the Paris Airshow, Embraer issued this statement:
Consorcio Venezolano de Industrias Aeronauticasย y Servicios Aereos, S.A. (conViasa) has signed a contract for sevenย Embraer 190 jets, exercising options from the original order released in July 2012, which provided for six firm orders and 14 options.
ConViasa now has a total of 13 firm orders for the E190 jet, besides options for another seven aircraft of the same model.
ConViasa currently operates six E190 jets on regional routes inย Venezuelaย and in the Caribbean. By the end of 2013, the airline will be operating a total of twelve E190 jets, all configured with 104 seats in a single class.
Copyright Photo: Orlando Suarez/AirlinersGallery.com.ย Embraer ERJ 190-100STD YV2849 (msn 19000509) climbs gracefully away from the Caracas hub.
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JetBlue Airways (New York) today (May 23) launches service to its 78th city, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. JetBlue will serve Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) with five daily nonstop flights from Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS).
Philadelphia will be the 48thย destination JetBlue serves from Boston.
JetBlue’s schedule between Boston and Philadelphia:
| BOS to PHL: | PHL to BOS: |
| Depart โ Arrive | Depart โ Arrive |
| 6:40 a.m. โ 8:08 a.m. | 8:45 a.m. โ 10:15 a.m. |
| 8:45 a.m. โ 10:15 a.m. | 10:55 a.m. โ 12:25 p.m. |
| 11:35 a.m. โ 13:00 p.m. | 1:40 p.m. โ 3:07 p.m. |
| 3:15 p.m. โ 4:48 p.m. | 5:25 p.m. โ 7:04 p.m. |
| ย 6:10 p.m. โ 7:48 p.m. | 8:25 p.m. โ 9:52 p.m. |
| – Flights operate daily effective May 23, 2013 โ | |
JetBlue’s flights to Philadelphia will be operated with its 100-seat Embraer ERJ 190 fleet.
Copyright Photo: Michael B. Ing.ย JetBlue Airways Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N273JB (msn 19000073) in the Harlequin design lands at the focus city of Long Beach, California.
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JetBlue’s growing route map from BOS:
JetBlue Airways (New York) today announced its intent to serve Port-au-Prince, Haiti with daily nonstop service from both New York City and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. From Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) in the Haitian capital, JetBlue plans to offer one daily nonstop flight to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and twice daily flights to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), subject to receipt of government operating authority. Port-au-Prince will be JetBlue’s 82ndย BlueCity with service to begin on December 5, 2013.
Destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean now make up almost one-third of JetBlue’s route network. In the Caribbean, JetBlue is the largest carrier in terms of capacity in both Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, offering more flights than any other carrier. JetBlue flies to more than ten countries, including Aruba. Barbados, and the Bahamas. This June, the airline is set to begin nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Medellin, Colombia, and in November to Lima, Peru, subject to receipt of government operating authority.
JetBlue’s flights from New York to Port-au-Prince will be operated with its comfortable Airbus A320 fleet with seating for 150, while flights from Fort Lauderdale will be operated on its spacious 100-seat Embraer 190 fleet.
Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum.ย Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW N206JB (msn 19000025) arrives at runway 9L at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
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Routes from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood:
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