Belavia (B2, Minsk National) has signed a firm contract with Embraer (EMB, São José dos Campos U.E. Stumpf International) for two E195s, the first of which will be delivered in the first semester of 2014. The aircraft will join two E175s already operating at the airline. The acquisition is part of the carrier's fleet renewal initiative to replace older narrow-body aircraft that it operates such as the B737-300, B737-500, CRJ200 and Tu-154.