Right-Sizing: Why Avelo Airlines’ Huge Embraer E2 Order Is Good News

Ultra low-cost Avelo Airlines made a major announcement this week when it ordered 50 Embraer E195-E2s with a further 50 options. It will become the US launch operator for the type and marks a strategic shift in its operation away from a single fleet type with the larger and market-experienced Boeing 737 that it currently flies. While the reduced per-aircraft capacity might sound like an odd decision at first – in combination with the existing 737-800s – it is strategic.