See inside the newest plane Avelo just bought. It will be one-of-a-kind in a US fleet — and it skips the middle seat.

• Avelo Airlines ordered 50 Embraer E195-E2 jets in a deal price $4.4 billion.

• Avelo is the first US airline to buy the E2, which has been restricted due to a nuanced pilot rule.

• The Embraer plane advertises lowered noise, improved fuel effectivity, and no middle seats.

Low-cost provider Avelo Airlines is shaking up its fleet.

In September, the provider inked a $4.4 billion deal with Brazilian planemaker Embraer for 50 of its newest jets, the E195-E2, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2027. The new planes will fly alongside Avelo’s present fleet of Boeing 737s.

It’s a big second for Embraer and US aviation: Avelo, which launched in 2021, is the first US airline to buy the E2.

Until now, the jet failed to gain traction in the US market because of the regional pilot union’s “scope clause,” which limits the dimension and weight of planes that regional associates can operate.

These agreements, supposed to defend mainline pilot jobs at locations like Delta and United, cap outsourced flying to plane weighing less than 86,000 kilos — properly below the E2’s weight. This means that only unbiased airways, like Avelo, can operate it.

Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO Arjan Meijer said during the company’s Investor Day on Tuesday that the E-2 is quieter than its rivals, burns less fuel per seat, and comes with a 2×2 cabin structure, which means no dreaded middle seats.

Avelo CFO Hunter Keay said that the plane’s computerized takeoff functionality will help the airline attain smaller airports in secondary markets because it can operate on shorter runways where Avelo’s 737s can’t.

This opens the door to many more cities on the map, some of which Keay said do not at the moment have any industrial site visitors.

Avelo opted for the E-2 over the rival Airbus A220, a plane with a longer vary and greater capability, but that would probably take longer to arrive due to provide chain bottlenecks.

Business Insider toured the jet during the 2024 Farnborough Airshow in England. Here’s what vacationers can anticipate onboard:

The E-2 jet has no middle seat.

The E-2, nicknamed the “Profit Hunter,” has a 2×2 cabin with two units of seats on either aspect of the aisle. The pictured Embraer-installed seats have headrests, which can not seem in Avelo’s no-frills cabin.

The A220, by comparability, options a 3×2 structure, as seen on carriers such as Delta and Breeze Airways.

There will be larger overhead bins.

Embraer has launched bigger overhead bins on its E195-E2 that can accommodate hand baggage with wheels first, quite than horizontally.