Azorra Aviation Holdings does the transition, will buy six Embraer E170s from British Airways CityFlyer & transfer them to American Airlines’ wholly owned Envoy subsidiary.
The E170 cabins will be re-configured to 65 pax capacity.
Azorra Aviation says, it is pleased to announce that it has entered into long-term lease agreements covering six (6) Embraer E170s to be operated by American Airlines’ wholly owned Envoy subsidiary.
Azorra will purchase the aircraft from BA CityFlyer (a wholly owned regional subsidiary of British Airways) after they transition through maintenance and modification at the Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services facility in Macon, GA.
The E170 shares considerable commonality with Envoy’s existing E175 fleet, but with greater capacity & efficiency versus smaller 40-50 seat jets.
Azorra adds, “We are thrilled to have this opportunity to engineer such a unique transition of aircraft between two of the world’s most distinguished global air carriers, facilitating a repositioning of these aircraft to replace less efficient smaller jets within American’s regional networks."
