Fuji Dream Airlines orders up to six E175s

Japan’s Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) has signed a firm order of three E175s, with purchase rights for an additional three aircraft of the same model. This brings the total potential order to an estimated value of US$274 million, based on 2017 list prices, if all purchase rights are exercised. The firm order will be included in Embraer’s 2017 second-quarter backlog. FDA currently operates 11 aircraft – three E170s and eight E175s. In addition, FDA has also extended the agreement for Embraer’s Flight Hour Program (Pool) for up to eight years. “In 2009, we started our airline operations with two E170s