Air Montenegro’s fleet will soon grow to three Embraer aircraft after the Montenegrin government decided to purchase an E195 for the airline. The E195, formerly belonging to Montenegro Airlines, does not have a left engine, and Air Montenegro does not have the funds to purchase it.
The government of Montenegro has decided to purchase an Embraer E195 for its startup national airline, Air Montenegro. It will purchase the aircraft from BNDS of Brazil, Vijesti reports. Air Montenegro previously sought to purchase the E195 aircraft itself, but it could not find the funds to do so.
The aircraft, nicknamed Charlie, was one of the Embraer aircraft in the fleet of Montenegro Airlines. The government of Montenegro decided to shut down Montenegro Airlines in December 2020 after it ran out of legal options that would allow it to provide more rounds of state aid for the airline.
Air Montenegro was set up in record time of just six months in 2021 to replace Montenegro Airlines, and so it is unsurprising that the new airline wants to make use of the fleet left behind by the old airline.
Charlie, the Embraer aircraft that the Montenegrin government is buying for Air Montenegro, is currently located at Podgorica Airport. The 12 year old aircraft has been there since 26 December 2020, when Montenegro Airlines was grounded.
It is not yet known how much money the government will have to pay to acquire the E195 aircraft, and it is not known who will fund the additional costs of getting the aircraft into a state where it is fit to fly.
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