Virgin Australia orders 8 Embraer E190-E2 jets for delivery from 2025

[trisreed]

Just landed in Perth and appears to have made its way straight to the new(ish) hangar.

 

[Lucass]

VARA exec confirmed that they will look at expanding the e190-e2’s routes once they have enough aircraft… eyeing east coast and short haul international flights in the future.

First Virgin E190-E2 comes home to Perth

VH-E2A, which will begin revenue flights for Virgin Australia Regional Airlines in October, was greeted by water cannons as it touched down in Perth on Monday following its trip from Embraer’s factory in São José dos Campos, via Texas, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Fiji and Canberra.

australianaviation.com.au

 

[Harrison_133]

Some cabin shots from the VA Facebook page. Very generous legroom in 2A.

 

[Lucass]

Some cabin shots from the VA Facebook page. Very generous legroom in 2A.

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Looks great! So much better than the Fokker 100 and A320

 

[AFFuser1]

I know they are VA flight numbers but are these all flown by VA pilots? I can’t imagine intra south American flights would be too familiar to local Va crews.

I know Alliance/Network used contractors to get the aircraft ferried over.

Late reply - but it was done in house not with contractors.