Comments on: Trip Report: First Ride on the Embraer 190

By: LKL

LKL — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:45:43 +0000

Thanks for the report. Flying a E190 for the first time in August!
KLM from AMS-BER so some useful stuff here

By: Fran Sandstrom

Fran Sandstrom — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:06:22 +0000

I flew one from Amsterdam to Marseille on a KLM flight last December, and I was pleasantly surprised by the aircraft design and the comfort level.

By: ROR

ROR — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:42:11 +0000

this is a great plane for smaller domestic markets. I flew one from Maputo to Jorburg, a 1 hr flight. What i like most is the big windows and its quietness in flight.

By: RMC

RMC — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:01:45 +0000

I’m not saying their old, I’m saying they are acting old, which may be due to quality or maintenance. My opinion only.

By: Noz

Noz — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:52:38 +0000

@ RMC: This is an aircraft that came into service in 2006 with AC...are you saying they are already old?

By: RMC

RMC — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:42:23 +0000

Just got back from Hawaii and had the 190 as a connection via Air Canada. De-Icing system failure aborted takeoff on the hash marks. Tried again the next day on another 190 and we were appraised that the “starting” engine had malfunctioned at the gate and that the main engines would started after push off. Noisy motors on aceleration to altitude means these birds are showing their age already…watch for a blanket 190 preventative maintenance shut down in the near future.

By: JetGreen

JetGreen — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:57:17 +0000

Took my first JB E190 flight in April 2008. JFK to Rochester (that’s ROC for you flying folk). It was a rainy day and we were backed up on the tarmac in line to take off. Not sure if it was weather or wake turbulence but the thing pitched extreme left (almost sideways) while climbing out. It recovered as instantly as it pitched, but not before scaring the crap out of most of us (fortunately not literally). Gasps and prayer-a-plenty. (Funny how religous people become on planes.) Lots of bumps the rest of the way and no pilot communication for the entire flight made for a tension-free hour in the air (NOT). All was right with the world again when the wheels touched down and the pilot welcomed us to Rochester as if nothing unusual had happened. My return flight and a couple of flights since then have been A320′s but I’m on an E190 next week (both ways). Looking for a better experience this time.

By: CF

CF — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:51:15 +0000

Uptown – I don’t know, but it looks like it’s medium haul to me at about 1,500 miles.

By: UptownEastside

UptownEastside — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:09:13 +0000

Thanks for the response. Is SDQ considered long haul for JB?, I paid $30 extra each way each person for the legroom, I had trueblue points for one free ticket and a $350 credit for the other but ended up still spending an extra $120 on legroom upgrades. It seems a bit odd to me but I’m pretty much open to paying anything for extra legroom. Also, I read your post about how you had to sign up for trublue to use the credit, very interesting, I didn’t realize that.
Its not the best rewards system, but it works. If my math is correct, it takes about spending $10000 on your JB Amex to get a free flight.

By: CF

CF — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:14:53 +0000

UptownEastside – On the 190, the emergency exit row is the only one with the extra legroom, so there’s nothing to change now. It’s just as good as the front rows on the A320, legroom-wise. It’s true, the windows are pretty odd with their spacing, but it’s still a very nice plane.