SAS Orders Up To 55 Embraer E195-E2s, Deliveries Start Late 2027

Good news, the CRJs are very cramped indeed, feeling claustrophobic and always having to gate check stuff, and boarding is no fun when it's raining and there's no jetbridge nor covered steps. It's unbelievable that some of those Cityjet planes aren't even 10 years old, they feel like something out of the early 1990s.

This is a big win for Embraer.

How SK uses the plane remains to be seen but I would bet that a chunk of them will be used to grow SK's network beyond Scandinavia.

and a big drawback for the E2 jets is that they have smaller overhead bins than either the A220 or the A320/B737 family jets. In the US with all the junk people carry onboard - to the satisfaction of airlines - overhead bin space matters. The E2 jets would require more ground staff to support the flight.

SAS would be clever in using these E2 with the same appeal as AirBaltic uses the A220.

Some additional connectivity to the UK regions wouldn't go amiss, I am sure I am not the only person who hates flying via AMS.

SAS ordered 50 A320neos in 2018 — that must be their largest single firm order, right? Also, don’t forget about their subsidiary, SAS Connect, which operates another 30 A320neos.

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Good call by SAS. No waiting lists, they'll get their planes quicker than from Airbus.

Can't find the source right now, but it was stated during the announcements that eurobiz will indeed have blocked seats also on 2-2 configed aircraft.

That will be super inefficient.

Going proper 1-2 seats or the new staggered 2-2 seats will be better for economics.

It doesn't really matter. SAS don't have a huge intercontinental route network, most segments on these planes will typically have just 3-4 business class passengers.

Probably the 737NG order that was the biggest ever. The reference to the 1996 order would be the 737 order. I wonder if the MD80s were one big order or many small orders.

The E2 offers some very interesting staggered business class LOPAs. Quite probably SAS has considered one of those.

I thought AMS was well-designed for connections, but you aren't the only one who has complaints about it that I've seen. What is wrong with AMS?

The European business class is a nightmare by itself. And it is getting even worse when airlines pack passengers directly next to each other on 2/2 seating arrangements. I stopped flying those airlines a while ago because I really hate it. Unfortunately on some routes you do not really have a choice and I recently flew SK CPH-HAM and did not enjoy this lousy experience. At least some few airlines have the decency to block the neighbouring seat even on 2/2 configurations - but certainly not AF/KL/SK.

Works for Porter of Canada it seems, thus why not for SAS!

I wrote a large response to this but the blog is back to its old ways of munching comments. Basically cramming everything into a single terminal may work for an airport the size of, say, OPO, but it doesn't for global hubs like AMS and IST. I don't want to stress over whether I'll make a 70 minute connection, and I definitely don't want to have to leave the lounge and hour before departure... even if I am not a fan of the KLM lounges and the rodents that have been living there for years.

To cities like Birmingham and Glasgow that currently require a transfer at AMS, for sure. Even the smoothest transfer in the world is still less convenient than a non-stop.

I don't mind connecting flights, especially when I have lounge access, but I prefer to connect even at the rather imperfect CDG or FRA over AMS.

It goes without saying that the connecting passenger experience at the likes of CPH, MUC, and ZRH is at a completely different level. Heck, even the pair of underwhelming corridors at BRU works quite well for travelling between the UK and the continent.

I hope you survived the hour next to another human being.

Yes, indeed I did. And the person was nice. Nevertheless, I would have appreciated more space and I’m willing to pay for it.

Yes, indeed I did. And the person was nice. Nevertheless, I would have appreciated more space and I’m willing to pay for it.

Doesn't work for Porter and why they're struggling so hard

The overhead bins on the E195-E2 is supposedly 40% larger then on the older E-Jets

Happy to see Embraer get a win after the LOT Polish order!

kLM's Embraer planes don't have blocked seats in business class.

That's a very niche view, preferring to connect in CDG. Personally speaking, I think AMS is the best of the major European airports.