1st Embraer aircraft joins Iran’s air fleet

The Managing Director of Kish Airlines Mohammad-Taqi Jadidi told IRNA on Wednesday that after making the airplanes operational, Kish Air’s destinations will increase to 20 airports.

“After Brazilian airplanes are joined to Iranian fleet, Kish Air fleet will be boosted to 18 planes,” he said.

“These aircraft are light and 108-seated and were made in 2008 and 2010,” he added.

Embraer 195 known as E-Jet is a Brazilian small passenger plane which has been designed and manufactured by Embraer Company.

Embraer 170 first joined the airlines in 2002 and some 1,000 of the plane were manufactured until 2013.

Embraer planes are capable of flying at 900 km speed and fly the distance of 3,500 km.

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