Air Astana Sues Embraer Over E190-E2 Issues
On Friday, Kazakh flagship airline Air Astana sued Brazillian aerospace manufacturer Embraer for a minimum of $11.9 million. Air Astana has accused the Brazillian manufacturer of leasing planes that were “unsafe to fly”.
Air Astana filed a lawsuit against Embraer over issues relating to its E190-E2 model and is seeking damages after it had to ground its E190-E2s due to technical issues. Air Astana claims that Embraer was not entirely open regarding the aircraft and its related issues.
Amongst its allegations against Embraer, Air Astana has claimed that the company poorly designed and integrated key systems and components on the aircraft, making it excessively susceptible to inflight failures. Air Astana also claims that Embraer failed to understand the interoperation of key aircraft systems, was unable to document necessary remediation steps when flight crews encountered inflight system failures, and failed to disclose critical differences between old and new aircraft versions.
However, Embraer has insisted that it is not to blame for the technical issues Air Astana has faced. Embraer’s E190-E2 is its latest generation of world-famous E-jets.
