Wonderful!!! Nigerian airline orders 10 jets from Brazil’s Embraer

The largest commercial airline operator in Nigeria, Air Peace has ordered for the delivery of 10 jets from Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.

The deal is estimated to be a sum of $2.1 billion in total.

“The order was announced today, during the Embraer’s Africa Airline Business Seminar, in Mauritius. With this order, Air Peace will become the first E-Jets E2 operator in Africa,” the company said in a statement sent to AFP.

“The contract includes purchase rights for a further 20 E195-E2. With all purchase rights being exercised, the contract has a value of USD 2.12 billion, based on current list prices,” it said.

Air Peace chief Allen Onyema was quoted as saying the deal would make the airline the first E2 operator in Africa.

“We already have the ERJ145s in our fleet, so we understand the high standards of Embraer products,” he added.

Air Peace was established in 2013, and has attained dominance in just 5 years of operation. The operator has a fleet strength of 23 planes.

Air Peace is also active in West Africa, operating daily flights to Accra, Dakar, Banjul and Freetown.

Two months ago, the Nigeria’s air force acquired 12 light attack aircraft from Embraer in order to fight Boko Haram jihadists in the northeast.