The world’s largest regional aircraft leasing company, NAC (Nordic Aviation Capital) has agreed a memorandum of understanding to place the first two E190F passenger-to-freight conversions with Astral Aviation, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Embraer and NAC reached an agreement in principle to take up to 10 conversion slots for E190F/E195F in May 2022. The first delivery will be starting from 2024. The aircraft for conversion will come from NAC’s existing E190/E195 fleet.
Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder & CEO Astral Aviation, said, “We are honored to be the launch operator of the Embraer 190F, which will be based in Astral’s Nairobi hub. It will operate on a combination of scheduled and charter flights on our intra-African network. The E-Jets are well known for their efficiency, flexibility and sustainability. We are confident that the E-Jet freighter platform will be a game-changing addition to our growing fleet. We are grateful to NAC and Embraer for choosing Astral to be the launch operator of the E-Jet Freighter.”