Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
For more aircraft news, data, fleets and analysis, please go to:
http://www.airguideonline.com/professional.htm Sep 11, 2006
Embraer, FlyBE
FlyBE is to introduce the first of a $950 million fleet of new
Embraer 195 aircraft on routes from Birmingham International Airport Birmingham International Airport may refer to: - Birmingham International Airport (UK), the major airport located southeast of Birmingham, in West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Birmingham International Airport (US), the major airport serving Birmingham, Alabama, USA
.
The new generation 118-seat aircraft will enter service on September September: see month. 29,
with others being phased in throughout the year at all of the
airline's major bases, including Southampton Southampton, county district (1991 pop. 194,400), Hampshire, S England, at the head of Southampton Water. Southampton is Britain's second largest port. The London-Southampton railway, finished in 1840, and the double tide of the harbor made Southampton an important , Belfast, Channel
Islands, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Flybe is launch customer for the E195
which claims to use over 20% less fuel than the BAe 146 it is replacing
in the airline's fleet. The new aircraft also offers reduced noise
levels, claiming to be 35% quieter than the 146, while it releases fewer
emissions per passenger than any other similar sized aircraft, according
to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.
2. In keeping with: according to instructions.
3. Flybe. Sep 6, 2006
COPYRIGHT 2006 Pyramid Media Group, Inc
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2006, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.
|
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion