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KLM cityhopper (KLC) and the Air France regional subsidiary Régional Compagnie Aérienne
Européenne (Régional) have signed an order with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer
for 20 regional jets of the E170/175 and E190/195 family, as well as options for 18 other aircraft. KLM
cityhopper’s share of this agreement includes 10 confirmed orders for E190 aircraft and 9 options.
From end 2008 till early 2010, KLC will phase out its 15 oldest Fokker 100 aircraft and replace them
with 10 Embraer 190s and 5 Fokker 70s from Régional. The KLC configuration of the Embraer 190
will have 100 seats.
This
order marks the launch of an extensive program to expand and renew the KLM
cityhopper fleet to meet anticipated capacity growth in the years ahead.
The collective acquisition from Embraer by these regional subsidiaries of the
Air France KLM Group offers synergy benefits in terms of the purchasing of aircraft, engines, and components, and presents future advantages in terms of
handling, maintenance, and training. Further synergies have been found by adding Régional’s five Fokker 70’s to KLC’s large fleet of Fokker
70s.
KLM cityhopper is a wholly-owned KLM subsidiary. With a fleet of 55 aircraft, KLC operates around 270 intra-European flights a day to 45
destinations. KLC has a workforce of 1,500.
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