KLM Cityhopper — KLM’s subsidiary for European operations — has confirmed options for two additional Embraer E175s. The original contract, covering 17 firm orders (15 E175s and two E190s) and 17 options (all for the E175 version), was announced in March 2015. Options for 15 aircraft of the same model still remain.

The two new E175s were included in Embraer’s 2015 fourth-quarter backlog and have an estimated value of $88.8 million, based on list prices. These new aircraft will join the 30 E190s already flying with KLM Cityhopper.

Paulo Cesar Silva, president and CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation (www.embraercommercialaviation.com), said: “For almost a decade, KLM Cityhopper has operated E-Jets, becoming one of the largest customers of this aircraft family in the world, so we are extremely pleased that they have confirmed these new acquisitions.”

The first E175 will join KLM Cityhopper’s fleet this March. KLM Cityhopper started the process of replacing its Fokker aircraft with E-Jets in 2008, in order to enhance its existing network and permit the development of new routes. When the last aircraft from this order is delivered, including these two E175s, KLM Cityhopper will have 47 E-Jets — the largest fleet of this type in Europe.

Since E-Jets entered service in 2004, Embraer has received more than 1,700 orders and delivered more than 1,200.