Good day All,
This month, two European airways introduced the end result of their fleet substitute campaigns: LOT will order a minimum of 40 A220s to interchange its E-Jets, whereas SAS will order a minimum of 45 E195-E2s to interchange its CRJs and E195s sooner or later. This submit analyzes why the 2 campaigns had totally different outcomes.
Very shut economics
Earlier than discussing the campaigns, it’s price reminding that the per-seat economics of the Embraer E195-E2 and Airbus A220-300 are very shut. The A220-300 is marginally bigger and has extra vary, whereas the E195-E2 is lighter, which places much less pressure on the engines.
Each the E195-E2 and A220-300 have a nominal vary of three,000 nautical miles or extra, which is greater than satisfactory to cowl missions throughout the continental European Union.
There are additionally extra current E-Jet operators, which provides Embraer an incumbent benefit. Airbus has the benefit of promoting together with the A320neo household and has extra skill to subsidize gross sales because of the excessive profitability of the A321neo.
Secondary components, similar to a greater plane measurement match for the community, often decide the end result of gross sales campaigns between the E-Jet E2 and A220.
Politics strikes once more
LOT operates 45 E-Jet household plane, together with E2s, so Embraer had a bonus. It’s understood that, like with ITA, politics performed a serious position within the resolution. Embraer was sadly on the shedding finish of European politics. The choice to order 20 models of the much less economical A220-100 reinforces that reality.
When politics stays out
SAS presently operates E195s at its SAS Hyperlink subsidiary. It may consider the plane’s efficiency. It judged that the E195-E2 was a greater match for the thinner Scandinavian routes than the bigger A220-300. The E195-E2 will change the E195s, CRJ900s (operated by CityJet), A319ceos, and probably some ATRs operated by Braathens Regional Airways. SAS’s A320neos cowl bigger routes.
