Royal Air Maroc (RAM) signed recently a contract to aquire four aircrafts of model E190, from the Brazilian aircraft manufacturing company Embraer, a communiqué released by Embraer read.
The aircrafts will be used for relatively short flights, mainly those connecting Casablanca’s International Airport to countries in Europe and West Africa.
The aircrafts will be used in a 96-seat, two-class configuration, with 12 business class and 84 economy class seats, according to the same press release from Embraer.
On the sidelines of acquiring the four aircrafts, Driss Benhima, chief executive of Royal Air Maroc, said the following:
“While testing the aircraft on wet lease during the summer 2013 we became convinced that the E190’s reliability and low operating costs will help Royal Air Maroc open new routes and increase frequencies to Europe and African cities.”
“The aircraft perfectly matches our needs in terms of size and range without any compromise on comfort or baggage capacity,” Benhima added.
John Slattery, the chief commercial officer for Embraer Commercial Aviation, said: “Morocco’s geographical strategic position offers excellent potential for developing air links with Europe and Africa. With the E190, Royal Air Maroc will have the capability and flexibility to further develop its network with an ideal combination of frequency and seat capacity,” according to the same press release issued by Embraer.
The Moroccan Times.
