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Embraer Delivers First EMBRAER 195 Jet to Air Dolomiti

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

January 27, 2009

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Aircraft is part of the order for 30 E-Jets by Lufthansa for its regional subsidiaries

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São José dos Campos, January 27, 2009 – Embraer will deliver the first EMBRAER 195 jet, today, to Air Dolomiti, the Lufthansaowned
Northern Italy regional carrier, during a ceremony held at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The deal with
Lufthansa was announced in June 2007, covering 30 firm orders for the EMBRAER 190 jet, with the option to take any aircraft of the
E-Jets family.
Air Dolomiti’s EMBRAER 195 is configured for 116 seats in a single-class layout, with a
moveable partition. It will be used to link Air Dolomiti’s Italian network to Lufthansa’s
Munich hub, in Germany.
“It’s an honor to deliver the first EMBRAER 195 jet to Air Dolomiti,” said Mauro Kern,
Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “Air Dolomiti is a principal player in
Lufthansa’s regional carrier family, and we are proud to see our E-Jets taking center stage in
their fleet modernization program.”
The new aircraft will become part of the modern and efficient regional fleet Lufthansa has come
to depend upon for both its European routes and the feeder flights to its long-haul network. The
arrival of the EMBRAER 195 at Air Dolomiti coincides with phasing out older jets.
“We are delighted to receive our first of five EMBRAER 195s and eager to introduce it on our
European network, offering a new and superior product to our customers,” said Michael Kraus,
CEO of Air Dolomiti. “The EMBRAER 195 jet incorporates a number of advanced
technologies. It is economically efficient and has an undeniably high level of comfort.”
The EMBRAER 195 is the biggest and newest of the four members of the EMBRAER 170/190 EJets
family, and began commercial operation in September 2006. On December 31, 2008, the EJets
family had logged 876 firm orders and 810 options, which are significant marks for a
commercial aviation program in such a short time. With more than 500 aircraft delivered, the
family of E-Jets had surpassed 2.2 million flight hours, carrying over 100 million passengers.

About Air Dolomiti
Air Dolomiti (www.airdolomiti.it) was founded in 1989 by Italian businessman, Alcide Leali.
It was taken over by the German airline, Lufthansa, in March 2003, maintaining its name and
brand value within Lufthansa’s regional system.
The mission of Air Dolomiti was clear from the beginning: to become the first regional company
in Italy to operate on a European level, with direct flights to the airports in the most strategic
medium-sized Italian business cities. The company caters primarily to the most discerning of
customers, the business traveler who wants high standards of service, reliability and punctuality.
These demands are all priorities of this airline, complementing its corporate vision to provide a
variety of different services, all focusing on top-level quality and customized services.
About the EMBRAER 170/190 Family of E-Jets
The EMBRAER 170/190 family of E-Jets consists of four commercial jets with 70 to 122
seats, featuring advanced engineering design, efficient performance, outstanding operating
economics, low emissions levels and a spacious cabin.
The E-Jets can fly at a maximum cruising speed of Mach 0.82, at 41,000 feet (12,497 meters), with
ranges of up to 2,400 nautical miles (4,448 km). The high degree of commonality among the four
aircraft results in exceptional reductions for carriers, in terms of crew training and costs of spare parts
and maintenance. Another key feature of the E-Jets is the fly-by-wire technology used in the flight
control systems, similar to that deployed on larger commercial jets and advanced military aircraft.
The EMBRAER 170/190 family provides superior comfort with its double-bubble fuselage
design, which includes two main passenger entrances and two service doors that minimize
aircraft turn-around time. The E-Jets offer much more space for passengers, in a single or
dual-class layout, than other aircraft with similar seating capacities.

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