All Embraer as Stobart Air moves for jet aircraft as part of €25m expansion and Fastjet moves to an E fleet

UK airline Stobart Air, which operates the Aer Lingus Regional brand as well as some services for Flybe, has disclosed expansion plans costing €25 million that will include the addition of two E195s that will be based at Southend Airport in the UK. Stobart plans to use the Embraer aircraft on new routes, not on Ireland-bound services. But we have been here before haven’t we with Flybe? Flybe took on the E195 when the airline was at its zenith only to find that it could not fill the aircraft and that in turn nearly collapsed the airline. Stobart Air is