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.

 

[Harrison_133]

The first E190-E2 just entered service on a FIFO run to Boolgeeda.

 

[Harrison_133]

E2B has commenced its delivery flight.

 

[Saab34]

Having been on a F100 between ADL-BNE recently I can’t help l think that this E2 aircraft would be suited to the route. Could run PER-ADL-BNE and return.

ADL-BNE is a route that has been given poor product by both main carriers in recent times, QF offloaded it all to Alliance, Virgin runs about half in house.

 

[AuSammy]

ADL-BNE is a route that has been given poor product by both main carriers in recent times,

Never a truer statement

 

[PaulllM]

Having been on a F100 between ADL-BNE recently I can’t help l think that this E2 aircraft would be suited to the route. Could run PER-ADL-BNE and return.

ADL-BNE is a route that has been given poor product by both main carriers in recent times, QF offloaded it all to Alliance, Virgin runs about half in house.

Poor product with an expensive price point for two decently sized markets. The QL E190s are old and tired, the Fokkers are no where near the basic level of service that one should get on a VA ticket and when we do get VA fleet half the time its the 700s which are ok (some WiFi would be nice)

 

[Saab34]

Poor product with an expensive price point for two decently sized markets. The QL E190s are old and tired, the Fokkers are no where near the basic level of service that one should get on a VA ticket and when we do get VA fleet half the time its the 700s which are ok (some WiFi would be nice)

I was actually shocked that QF didn’t even offer a mainline service on this route, even just weekdays. Would be another good route for its A220, no doubt will occur eventually.

It gets worse in WA when you pay ridiculous pricing to end up on some old ex Spirit A319 with Qantas or the old Tiger A320s with Virgin. People are forking out $1k return on these flights for cough product.

 

[hugamuga]

I was actually shocked that QF didn’t even offer a mainline service on this route, even just weekdays. Would be another good route for its A220, no doubt will occur eventually.

It gets worse in WA when you pay ridiculous pricing to end up on some old ex Spirit A319 with Qantas or the old Tiger A320s with Virgin. People are forking out $1k return on these flights for cough product.

I find the ex-Spirit A319s fairly good for FIFO flights, definitely superior to the ex-jetstar and ex-tiger A320s . Nothing beats a Fokker though, still the most quiet and comfortable domestic class ride in Australia. I find the VARA ones are particularly comfortable.