OREANDA-NEWS. On 11 February 2008 was announced, that Embraer has a firm order with the Moldovan flag carrier Air Moldova for one EMBRAER 190 jet. The contract includes purchase rights for another aircraft of the same model. Delivery is scheduled for March 2010. 
 
“We are very proud to have Air Moldova join our E-Jets customer community,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President, Airline Market. “The EMBRAER 190 will provide flexibility and performance, and will reduce operating costs when compared to a conventional narrowbody, without compromising cabin comfort.” 
 
Air Moldova links the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, to 13 cities in Europe and the Middle East and intends to deploy its new EMBRAER 190 for opening new markets and complementing its narrowbody fleet. The aircraft will be configured in a single-class cabin with 114 seats. 
 
“The EMBRAER 190 is the right aircraft for carrying out our strategy of network development,” said Vasile Botnari, CEO of Air Moldova. “It is also a good complement for our current narrowbody fleet, rightsizing some of the routes now operated by Airbus A320s, without jeopardizing passenger comfort.” 
 
The EMBRAER 190 is one of the four members of the E-Jets family, and entered service in August 2005. On December 31, 2007, the EMBRAER 170/190 E-Jets had logged 764 firm orders and 786 options from more than 40 customers in 25 countries on five continents, and had surpassed one million flight hours. 
 
Air Moldova is a State-owned airline founded in January 1993. Based in Chisinau Airport, the company went through a very important restructuring process at the turn of the millennium, when routes to European countries were begun and the airline received new aircraft. The EMB 120 Brasilia and ERJ 145 airplanes from Embraer were taken on lease in 2001. Two years later the airline’s image was rebranded and its logo and livery were modernized. Air Moldova has been a member of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) since 2004. 
 
 
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronбutica S.A.) is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazil's leading exporters. Embraer's headquarters are located in Sгo Josй dos Campos, Sгo Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and customer service facilities in Brazil, the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense and Government segments. The Company also provides after sales support and services to customers worldwide. On December 31, 2007, Embraer had a workforce of 23,734 employees and a firm order backlog of US$ 18.8 billion.