CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., has delivered two Embraer E190-100LR aircraft to new customer Regourd Aviation S.A.S., known commercially as Amelia.

The French regional airline provides ACMI, charter services and medical evacuations under the Amelia and Amelia International brands.

“We are delighted to have collaborated on executing this finance lease transaction for two of our E190 aircraft with our new Europe-based customer and thank the Amelia team for their cooperation throughout the process,” said Gavan Daly, CDB Aviation’s head of commercial, EMEA. “These E190 aircraft will support Amelia’s fleet growth strategy and are the beginning of a new chapter for one of France’s oldest airlines.”

“With the delivery of these two Embraer 190 aircraft, Amelia shows its commitment to sustainable growth,” said Alain Regourd, CEO of Amelia. “These aircraft will fill the gap between our 50-seaters and the Airbus A319. Compared with our current Embraer 145, they will reduce our CO₂ footprint per SKO by 30%. We are working hard to start the operations of these aircraft at the beginning of the summer.”

CDB Aviation is based in Dublin and operates a fleet of modern, fuel-efficient aircraft serving airlines globally.