Somon Air (SZ, Dushanbe) has expanded on its plans to add Embraer Regional Jet equipment to its fleet later this year.
The carrier’s Director of Engineering and Maintenance, Bakhonur Rakhimov, told Russia's ATO.ru that the intention is to induct four E190-E2s by year-end. However, no firm commitment has yet been signed.
According to the report, Somon Air would use the aircraft to replace its older pair of B737-300s which are due to leave service later in the year.
Once secured, the Embraers would be deployed into service on routes covering Tajikistan as well as to neighbouring Uzbekistan. Though they share a common land border, the former Soviet republics only recently resumed relations for the first time in 20 years.
