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In its first two commercial orders of the show, Embraer on Monday announced agreements with returning customer Helvetic Airways and new client Air Côte d’Ivoire for up to eight E195-E2s and four E175s, respectively.
Helvetic Airways’ firm order for three E195s is complemented by five additional purchase rights, with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery at the end of 2026. The order will enable the Swiss carrier to grow its Embraer E2 fleet from 12 to up to 20 aircraft, which Helvetic Airways CEO Tobias Pogorevc believes will “enhance [the airline’s] ability to serve various European customers through [its] ACMI [wet lease] operations.” Although Helvetic’s fleet is deployed across its scheduled, charter, and wet lease operations, the latter segment is the carrier’s primary focus.
Meanwhile, the flag carrier of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire has also signed a firm order for three E175 jets with eight additional options. The first 76-seat-configured unit is scheduled to be delivered in the first half of 2027 and will gradually replace the airline’s aging Dash 8-Q400 turboprop fleet. Arjan Meijer, president and CEO of Embraer’s commercial division, described the airframer as being “firmly established as the market leader in the up to 150-seat segment” in Africa, with the E175 a “proven performer on the continent.”

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