Airlines Belavia plans to renew its fleet by 2021

According to the Belarusian Telegraph Agency “Belta”, the airline will successively phase out its old Boeing 737-300s and Boeing 737-500s. In return, the carrier plans to buy next generation Boeing and Embraer jets.

Ahead of a bottom-line session of the Belarusian Transport and Communications Ministry on 9 February, Belavia Director General Anatoly Gusarov confirmed: “We were working hard throughout 2017 to draft a fleet update program for 2018-2021 based on the airline business model for the same period. In line with the program, the air carrier will dramatically upgrade its fleet in 2018-2021 [...]"

In April, Belavia expects to take delivery of the first Embraer E195 jet at a Brazilian plant. Further two aircraft will be delivered in May and June 2018. The order originates from December 2017, when Belavia announced a firm order for a sole E195 jet. The first two regional jets were ordered at the Paris Air Show 2017.

According to Gusarov, the airline plans to get five more Embraer jets, of which three are to be delivered in 2019, and the other two in 2020. These Embraer jets are likely to be state-of-the-art E2 aircraft.

Moreover, Gusarov stated, that the airline will order five Boeing 737 MAX aircraft: “Belavia's specialists will soon finish selecting the most acceptable offer of a leasing company to supply four or five Boeing 737 Max jets in 2019-2020. Belavia will also continue the negotiations with Boeing to buy two jets in 2021. Therefore, the company will form a completely different fleet.”

As of today, Belavia operates with 28 aircraft in total. The fleet includes 13 Boeing 737-300 and 737-500 aircraft, 6 Boeing 737-800s, 5 Canadair CRJ 200s, 2 Embraer 175s and two Embraer ERJ195 aircraft. Belavia is headquartered in Minsk and operates as the flag carrier and national airline of Belarus.