Shannon, Ireland,  GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced delivery of three owned Embraer 170s to Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne, the wholly owned regional airline subsidiary of Air France, covering the carrier’s fleet expansion.

By the end of June, GECAS will redeliver six Embraer 170s to the airline, which is building an all-jet fleet. Three of these six aircraft are serviced by GECAS on behalf of other owners. 

Source: GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) 

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
YS	RAE	REGIONAL EUROPE

Established:	2001
Hubs:	Charles de Gaulle Airport & Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
Alliance:	SkyTeam
Parent company	Air France-KLM
Headquarters	Bouguenais, France
Website	regional.com

With 1,800 employees, Régional operates over 300 daily flights, covering a network based around the Air France Group Hubs at Charles de Gaulle and Lyon, and connects twenty French regional capitals and some thirty European cities. Régional offers a wide range of parallel services at its aircraft maintenance centers in Clermont-Ferrand and Lille by specializing in the maintenance of Embraer jets, of which is an approved Embraer Service Center, as well as ATRs. 

The Régional current fleet includes the following aircraft:

Aircraft	In service	On Order	Passengers
Embraer 135	4	0	37
Embraer 145	23	0	50
Embraer 170	10 + 3*	3 DELIVERED*	76
Embraer 190	10	0	100
Total	49 + 3* = 52	3

Regional is updating its fleet to expand its offering on 75-seat aircraft, and in July 2007 ordered twenty Embraer 170s and 190s, with seating capacity of 76 and 100 passengers respectively. This adds to the airline's first 6 Embraer 190's, which have been in operation in November 2006. Regional took delivery of 8 Embraer 170's in April 2010. 

* The thee Embraer 170 delivered by GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) as announced today 4/23/2012