Air Côte d'Ivoire (HF, Abidjan) has ordered four E175s with a further eight purchase rights directly from Embraer.
The deliveries are scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027. The airline said its E175s will seat up to 76 passengers each, including 12 business class seats and 64 economy class seats.
"The Embraer E175 is perfectly suited to our domestic and regional ambitions. Its capacity is perfectly adapted to the size of African markets. Its performance and comfort will allow us to offer a superior passenger experience, while supporting our growth and the development of our Abidjan hub. It also enables us to gradually phase out our turboprop fleet and operate more efficiently across our network while improving our economic performance with better operating costs and profitability," chief executive officer Laurent Loukou said.
The airline's current fleet comprises five A319-100s, two A320-200s, one inactive A320-200N, one recently inducted A330-900N, and four DHC-8-Q400s. The newly ordered regional jets will primarily replace the Q400s.
