OREANDA-NEWS. March 06, 2012. The first 76-seater Embraer 170 landed at Tallinn Airport yesterday, the aircraft is delivered to Estonian Air under a lease agreement with Finnair. The aircraft is the first one carrying the new livery announced a week ago. Altogether Estonian Air will get four Embraer E-Jet aircraft from Finnair, reported the press-centre of Estonian Air.

The first Embraer will make its first regular flight after few days. The rest three aircraft will be delivered to Estonia within nearest weeks.

Estonian Air has selected Embraer E-Jet family to support its long-term strategy. Embraer is the largest producer of regional aircraft. Estonian Air is estimating a requirement for 12 Embraer E-Jet aircraft that enable the company to increase flight frequencies, open new destinations and to operate at least double daily services to main destinations in Europe. The airline is committing to pragmatic and sustainable growth in the future.

The company is currently negotiating with the manufacturer and lessors on the delivery schedules and conditions for the further eight aircraft. These aircraft will be a mix of E-175 and E-190 models, which offer 88 and 112 seats respectively. The aircraft are scheduled to enter the fleet in 2013-2015 time period.

AS Estonian Air, Estonia’s national carrier, is the biggest operator at Tallinn Airport. Estonian Air focuses on improving the connection between Estonia and the rest of the world with the aim of increasing competitiveness as a network carrier hub.

Estonian Air flies to 24 destinations in CIS, Scandinavia and Europe. The airline has added new destinations to its flight schedule, such as Helsinki, Riga, Jyvaskyla, Hannover, Vienna, Venice, Joensuu, Kajaani and Tbilisi.

The ticket prices start at 39.9 euros, if purchased from www.estonian-air.com, including all fees and taxes, baggage, snacks and soft drinks on longer flights and soft drinks on flights that last less than 1 hour.