Flight International online news 09:00GMT: Embraer yesterday delivered the first of 12 Embraer 170s to Helsinki-based Finnair.
The manufacturer expects to deliver four aircraft to Finnair this year and eight in 2006.
Finnair has also taken options on eight additional aircraft, which may be convertible to other members of Embraer’s E-Jets family.
Finnair’s Embraer 170s are configured to accommodate 76 passengers and offer dual
class service on international routes.
Embraer says, as of 30 June 2005, it had delivered 66 Embraer 170s to customers worldwide and the Embraer 170/190 family had logged 412 firm orders and 373 options.
ROSS BENTLEY/LONDON
Source: Flight International
