Meeting the management: Embraer president & CEO Francisco Gomes Neto (left) and CFO Antonio Carlos Garcia talk to a group of international journalists in the company’s São Paolo head office.
The Embraer assembly hangar in São José dos Campos. The company delivered 57 aircraft in 2022. This year will be the first year when Embraer will produce more E2 jets than the E1 series.
Two Embraer E175-E1s wait for delivery to the US to operate for United Airlines’ regional brand United Express. Embraer’s 70- to 90-seat segment has held an 86% market share in the US since 2013, with over 600 E-175 E1s in service.
The assembly infrastructure at Embraer can produce at least 100 jets in one year; however, supply chain issues are affecting the production target. “Regarding [the] supply chain, we still see we are not out of the tunnel yet and 2023 will be impacted,“ Embraer Commercial president and CEO Arjan Meijer told ATW.
Embraer, which recently announced its guidance to deliver 65 to 70 aircraft this year, sees limited improvement in supply chain challenges in 2023.
Embraer’s Customer Experience Center in São José dos Campos.
Another view of Embraer’s Customer Experience Center where potential airline clients can have a closer look at the cabin products.
The Embraer E195 E2 cockpit. According to Embraer, 45% of all E-Jets worldwide operate in Europe. There are 387 E-Jets in service with 34 operators, with an average age of 10.9 years. KLM is the largest operator with more than 60 aircraft in service, followed by LOT Polish Airlines, which operates 44 aircraft.
Sydney Rodrigues, one of Embraer’s instructor pilots, has 13,000 flying hours and also supports airlines with new fleet entry-into-service procedures, such as Canada’s Porter Airlines.
Another E Jet awaits delivery to US-based LCC Breeze Airways. Concerning competition, Embraer Commercial president and CEO Arjan Meijer said the company “actually lost three competitors. Bombardier, MRJ Mitsubishi and the Russians [Sukhoi] are changing course at the moment as well. But we have two big competitors left, one in the US [Boeing] and one in France [Airbus].”
One of 50 E-Jets ordered by Canadian regional Porter Airlines. The problematic supply chain very often affects engine availability when the aircraft is ready for delivery.
Embraer VP-technical services & product support Sergio Cunha said the Customer Care Center is available for worldwide clients that include not only airlines, but also defense aircraft and executive jets.
Eve is a new independent company founded by Embraer dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.
Andre Stein is CEO of Eve, the UAM project.
Embraer supports young students in its Instituto Embraer with the motto, “Without education there will be no innovation.” Three of those 400 students welcomed ATW for a visit.
The Embraer E195 E2, "Profit Hunter," at São José dos Campos is being prepared for a special flight to São Paulo Congonhas Airport, where an international media group visited the head office of Embraer.
An Embraer flight attendant demonstrates the Jungle Survival Kit, which airlines in Brazil have on board in case of an emergency landing, as huge areas of Brazil are covered with jungle. Among other important items, the kit includes an axe, ropes or food for astronauts.
Embraer instructor pilots welcome ATW in the cockpit on board an Embraer E195 E2.
The Embraer 195 E2 “Profit Hunter“ at São Paulo’s downtown Congonhas Airport.
Meeting the management: Embraer president & CEO Francisco Gomes Neto (left) and CFO Antonio Carlos Garcia talk to a group of international journalists in the company’s São Paolo head office.
The Embraer assembly hangar in São José dos Campos. The company delivered 57 aircraft in 2022. This year will be the first year when Embraer will produce more E2 jets than the E1 series.
Two Embraer E175-E1s wait for delivery to the US to operate for United Airlines’ regional brand United Express. Embraer’s 70- to 90-seat segment has held an 86% market share in the US since 2013, with over 600 E-175 E1s in service.
The assembly infrastructure at Embraer can produce at least 100 jets in one year; however, supply chain issues are affecting the production target. “Regarding [the] supply chain, we still see we are not out of the tunnel yet and 2023 will be impacted,“ Embraer Commercial president and CEO Arjan Meijer told ATW.
Embraer, which recently announced its guidance to deliver 65 to 70 aircraft this year, sees limited improvement in supply chain challenges in 2023.
Embraer’s Customer Experience Center in São José dos Campos.
Another view of Embraer’s Customer Experience Center where potential airline clients can have a closer look at the cabin products.
The Embraer E195 E2 cockpit. According to Embraer, 45% of all E-Jets worldwide operate in Europe. There are 387 E-Jets in service with 34 operators, with an average age of 10.9 years. KLM is the largest operator with more than 60 aircraft in service, followed by LOT Polish Airlines, which operates 44 aircraft.
Sydney Rodrigues, one of Embraer’s instructor pilots, has 13,000 flying hours and also supports airlines with new fleet entry-into-service procedures, such as Canada’s Porter Airlines.
Another E Jet awaits delivery to US-based LCC Breeze Airways. Concerning competition, Embraer Commercial president and CEO Arjan Meijer said the company “actually lost three competitors. Bombardier, MRJ Mitsubishi and the Russians [Sukhoi] are changing course at the moment as well. But we have two big competitors left, one in the US [Boeing] and one in France [Airbus].”
One of 50 E-Jets ordered by Canadian regional Porter Airlines. The problematic supply chain very often affects engine availability when the aircraft is ready for delivery.
Embraer VP-technical services & product support Sergio Cunha said the Customer Care Center is available for worldwide clients that include not only airlines, but also defense aircraft and executive jets.
Eve is a new independent company founded by Embraer dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.
Andre Stein is CEO of Eve, the UAM project.
Embraer supports young students in its Instituto Embraer with the motto, “Without education there will be no innovation.” Three of those 400 students welcomed ATW for a visit.
The Embraer E195 E2, "Profit Hunter," at São José dos Campos is being prepared for a special flight to São Paulo Congonhas Airport, where an international media group visited the head office of Embraer.
An Embraer flight attendant demonstrates the Jungle Survival Kit, which airlines in Brazil have on board in case of an emergency landing, as huge areas of Brazil are covered with jungle. Among other important items, the kit includes an axe, ropes or food for astronauts.
Embraer instructor pilots welcome ATW in the cockpit on board an Embraer E195 E2.
The Embraer 195 E2 “Profit Hunter“ at São Paulo’s downtown Congonhas Airport.
Meeting the management: Embraer president & CEO Francisco Gomes Neto (left) and CFO Antonio Carlos Garcia talk to a group of international journalists in the company’s São Paolo head office.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer’s history dates back to 1969, when its first production aircraft, the Bandeirante turboprop, took to the air for its inaugural flight. Today, Embraer produces commercial jets, such as E Jets, but also has a strong position in the executive jet and defense segments as well.
ATW correspondent Kurt Hofmann was invited to visit the Embraer facilities in São José dos Campos as well the head office in São Paulo. Here are some exclusive photographs.
