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Just a couple of days before the Ryanair diversion incident pitched Belrusian flag-carrier Belavia into a new crisis, it started putting its first Boeing 737 Max into operation as part of its efforts to clamber out of the current one.
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By David Kaminski-Morrow2021-02-03T16:06:00+00:00
Belarusian flag-carrier Belavia is intending to stop operations with its older-generation Boeing 737s as it looks towards taking the 737 Max.
Belavia has appointed a new general director, former marketing director Igor Cherginets, to succeed long-term airline chief Anatoly Gusarov.
Cherginets says the airline is planning to modernise with the Embraer 195-E2 and preparing to acquire the 737 Max 8 following its ungrounding by the US FAA.
“By the end of the year we plan to end the operation of Boeing [737] Classics,” he states.
Source: Belavia
Belavia operates 737-300s and -500s, as well as the later-generation 737-800.
Belavia receives its first latest-generation Embraer E195-E2
MINSK, 24 December (BelTA) – The Belarusian air carrier Belavia received an E195-E2 jet of the new generation of Embraer on 23 December, BelTA learned from Belavia s press service.
The lease agreement to supply three E195-E2 jets between Belavia and AerCap Holdings N.V. was signed in February 2020. Two more aircraft will be delivered in early 2021.
“Compared to the current generation of jets, Embraer E195-E2 offers lower operating costs. Larger wings and new engines enable to reduce fuel burn by 25.4% per seat. This jet is also the quietest and the most eco-friendly in its class: according to the CAEP/8 standard, nitrous oxide emissions are reduced by 35%, and carbon dioxide emissions by 50%. The new fully enclosed design of landing gear ensure better aerodynamics, reduces peak load during landing, and improves aircraft alignment and ground handling, which results in lower fuel consumption,” the press service noted