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LATAM’s first E195-E2 in the manufacturer’s Sao Jose dos Campos factory.
SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil—Brazilian OEM Embraer believes its commercial aircraft deliveries for this year will be between 80 and 85 jets.
“Despite supply chain challenges, we are confident in those numbers,” Embraer president and CEO Francisco Gomes told journalists at the company’s factory in São José dos Campos on June 9 following the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro.
Several initiatives have helped increase aircraft delivery numbers. For example, a production time reduction between 2021 and 2026 of 28% has been achieved.
“Today, we make one E1 in less than a year [versus 18 months a few years earlier],” Gomes said. “That’s why it is so important to work with our suppliers.”
Embraer E190-E2s or E195-E2s take about one year to produce, while final assembly is about a 40-45-day process.
The company has a commercial aircraft backlog valued at $14.5 billion, representing almost five years of production,” Embraer president and CEO commercial aviation Arjan Meyer said.
“We are seeing a lot more demand for the E2. We have a 76% market share versus the Airbus A220, a direct competitor,” he added.
To date, the E2 has accumulated orders from 24 customers worldwide.
Meyer also said that issues with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan (GTF) engine were improving and there were only “one or two” in-service aircraft grounded versus 22% of the global fleet in March 2025. “We are very confident that the GTF-related AOGs [aircraft on ground] are behind us,” he said.
A total of 202 E2s have been delivered, flying 1.25 million hours since entering service in 2018, while orders and options stand at 397 aircraft.
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