The aircraft with registration 340B-417 - is the first of a multi-aircraft Saab 340B+ commitment between Jetstream and EZ Air and will be used for EZ Air's scheduled and charter passenger operations within the Caribbean, South, and Central Americas.
It will be followed by an additional Saab 340B+ aircraft, which will be delivered to EZ Air during the summer of 2021. Further deliveries to continue throughout the remainder of the year.
EZ Air, founded in 2000, is a Bonaire Civil Aviation Authority-certificated air carrier operating Saab 340 and Raytheon Beech 1900D turboprop aircraft for passenger and cargo operations.
Jetstream Aviation Capital, founded in 2010, is a Miami-based aircraft lessor specializing in commercially operated regional turboprop aircraft and is the largest global owner of Saab 340 and Saab 2000 aircraft and associated spares and engines. Jetstream's portfolio of over 150 aircraft also includes Beech 1900, Cessna Caravan, Embraer EMB-120, Pilatus PC-12, and Viking DHC-6-400 passenger and cargo aircraft.