Aircraft
Air Berlin To Replace Niki’s E190s with Airbus Narrowbodies
Transition to occur by June.
Embraer E190 operator Niki will soon add substantial seating capacity under plans to replace its Brazilian jets with Airbus narrowbodies. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Metaphox)
Embraer E190 operator Niki will soon add substantial seating capacity under plans to replace its Brazilian jets with Airbus narrowbodies. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY) by Metaphox)

Etihad Airways equity partner Air Berlin will replace all seven of the 112-seat Embraer E190s flying for Austrian subsidiary Niki with an equal number of Airbus narrowbodies by the middle of next year, the German airline announced on Tuesday. Plans call for a gradual transition to be completed by June and involve the addition of five 150-seat Airbus A319s and two 180-seat A320s.