Royal Air Maroc (AT, Casablanca Mohammed V) has selected Embraer (EMB, São José dos Campos U.E. Stumpf International) for its short and medium-haul routes following a trial run earlier this year which also included the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (Zhukovsky) SSJ 100/95. Announced at the at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow 2014, the Moroccan carrier will lease four of E190s from Ireland's Aldus Aviation with the first aircraft due later in the year.

“While testing the aircraft on wet-lease during Summer 2013 we became convinced that the E190’s reliability and low operating costs will help Royal Air Maroc open new routes and increase frequencies to Europe and African cities,” said Mr. Driss Benhima, CEO of Royal Air Maroc. “The aircraft perfectly matches our needs in terms of size and range without any compromise on comfort or baggage capacity.”

Royal Air Maroc’s E190s will be configured with 96 seats - 12 business class seats and 84 economy class seats - in a dual class layout and will be deployed on European and West African routes from the national carrier’s base at Casablanca Mohammed V.