Embraer and regional airline Horizon Air have signed a contract for the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP), a customised expendables spare parts inventory management programme.

Under the agreement, Embraer will provide support for 41 E175 Horizon Air aircraft. The contract also includes nine E175s to be delivered, totaling 50 aircraft to be covered as part of the agreement.

Carlos Naufel, president and chief executive of Embraer Services & Support, said: “We are very pleased to welcome Horizon Air to the Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning.

“ECIP was designed to help our customers gain efficiency and reduce inventory costs in all operations. This is even more important for airlines with large fleets and fast growth like Horizon Air.”

All the jets as part of the agreement are flown by Horizon Air under the Alaska Airlines flag.

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