BermudAir takes delivery of first of two Embraer E190s
BermudAir has taken delivery of its third aircraft, an Embraer E190 leased from Azorra. The aircraft landed at L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda on Saturday, May 16 and was named “Niel Jones.”
The archipelago’s first airline, BermudAir debuted its flights in 2023 with two Embraer E175s. The fourth jet in the fleet, another E190, is expected to arrive at the company in June.
“We are very proud to be doubling our fleet size to enhance our operational capabilities and providing the greatest level of operational resiliency of any airline with a dedicated spare aircraft always on standby,” said Adam Scott, Founder & CEO BermudAir.
The addition of both our third and fourth aircraft is not only a key step in mitigating operational challenges and enabling continued operational excellence, but this growth enables us to bolster our flight frequencies and to provide increased flexibility in our flight scheduling.”
According to BermudAir, the jets will allow it to debut direct flights to Providence and Richmond, in the US, and Montreal, in Canada in the coming weeks.
The E190 “Niel Jones” (named after a local resident who passed away in 2023) received the registration VQ-BLZ and is an aircraft that previously flew in the US until being transferred to Austral Líneas Aéreas, from Argentina, in 2016.
The aircraft was retired from service in September 2023 and last year was stored at Macon Middle Georgia Airport, from where it departed for Bermuda.
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