Hong Kong, Sept. 23 -- Brazil's Embraer and E190 customer, Mongolian Hunnu Air, have signed a long-term components pool program agreement for the airline's leased E190 fleet. Hunnu Air accepted its first E190 last May.

A major carrier in Mongolia, Hunnu Air's agreement with Embraer includes full repair coverage for components, parts and access to Embraer's distribution centre.

Hunnu Air CEO, Munkhjargal Purevjal, said "direct support from the manufacturer will secure a highly reliable operation of our E190 fleet, guarantee competitiveness and availability of the aircraft factors critical to our daily operations and passenger satisfaction".

To expand its network, the carrier has leased four E190s from CDB Aviation. The first of the jets ...