TRIP ORDERS FOUR E190S

Embraer confirmed yesterday that TRIP Linhas Aereas has ordered four additional E190s ($172 million at list prices with one of the four newly announced E190s having been listed in Embraer’s firm orders for Q4 2010 as an undisclosed customer). TRIP of Brazil already has nine E-190s on order for delivery in 2011, and said it intends to use the new aircraft to expand its destinations domestically. ” the acquisition of these nine aircraft will make it possible to boost the connections between our regional hubs, as well as the expansion of routes between cities with a medium traffic density,” said