Singapore Airways subsidiary Scoot has simply positioned an attention-grabbing plane order with Embraer…
Scoot orders 9 Embraer E190-E2s
Scoot has signed a letter of intent to accumulate 9 Embraer E190-E2 plane via leasing firm Azorra. The primary E190-E2 is predicted to hitch the provider’s fleet in late 2024, with the remaining eight anticipated to hitch Scoot’s fleet in 2025.
Scoot would be the first airline in Singapore to fly the Embraer E190-E2. For these of you not acquainted with the Embraer E190-E2, that is the most recent technology jet of the Brazilian plane producer’s lineup. Scoot’s E190-E2 can have the capability to hold 112 passengers, and the aircraft will probably be in a 2-2 structure. The aircraft has the vary to fly 2,850 nautical miles, although Scoot is unlikely to be maxing out that vary with any routes it operates.
Scoot’s fleet presently consists of practically 60 plane, together with Airbus A320 and Boeing 787 household plane. The airline operates flights throughout Asia and past.
The place will Scoot fly its Embraer E190-E2s?
It’s attention-grabbing to see a Singaporean low price provider go for a a lot smaller jet than it beforehand had. As Scoot explains, the aircraft will probably be used to function thinner routes to non-metro locations out of Singapore.
The aircraft won’t simply be used for routes with restricted demand, but in addition for airports that don’t enable any planes presently in Scoot’s fleet. For instance, Koh Samui Airport (USM) doesn’t enable any plane bigger than Airbus A319s. Because of this, Singapore Airways and its subsidiaries haven’t been in a position to fly to Koh Samui since SilkAir retired its A319s.
There are another smaller island airports within the area that may very well be served by the Embraer E190-E2, however not by any of Scoot’s current planes.
I do know I’m most likely simply dreaming right here, however am I the one one who type of needs that Singapore Airways would as an alternative add these planes to its fleet? Remember that Singapore Airways merged subsidiary SilkAir into its mainline fleet, and now Singapore Airways flies Boeing 737s (beforehand the airline simply flew extensive our bodies).
In the event you ask me, it could be nice if Singapore Airways immediately had entry to many of those smaller vacation locations from Singapore, given how nicely it could join into Singapore Airways’ lengthy haul community. The fact is that in any other case the expertise between Singapore Airways and Scoot isn’t precisely seamless, given the completely completely different passenger expertise supplied by the 2 carriers.
Backside line
Singapore Airways subsidiary Scoot has positioned an order for 9 Embraer E190-E2s, which the airline will use to function skinny, regional routes inside Asia. It’s cool to see this Brazilian jet coming to Singapore. Personally I’d like to see this built-in into Singapore Airways’ fleet, so the provider might function routes to some regional locations. Nevertheless, this looks like the following smartest thing.
What do you make of Scoot’s Embraer E190-E2 order?
