The first Brazilian Embraer airplane joined the fleet of Iran’s Kish Air and four other Embraer 195 will be added in March, an official said.

After making the airplanes operational, Kish Air’s destinations will increase to 20 airports, managing director of Kish Airlines Mohammad-Taqi Jadidi was quoted as saying in an Irna report.

“After Brazilian airplanes are joined to Iranian fleet, Kish Air fleet will be boosted to 18 planes,” he said. “These aircraft are light and 108-seated and were made in 2008 and 2010.”

Embraer 195 known as E-Jet is a Brazilian small passenger plane which has been designed and manufactured by Embraer Company.

Embraer planes are capable of flying at 900 km speed and fly the distance of 3,500 km, the report said.