Small Narrowbody Jets

Flexjet made news at October's NBAA-BACE by placing a $1.4 billion order with Embraer for Praetor 500 and 600 aircraft, as well as Legacy 450 and Phenom 300 midsize jets.

Finnair is asserting that sustainability will be a key driver for its 2020-2025 strategy period, with its long-awaited decision for a new narrowbody fleet as the most significant contributor to the airline’s agenda.

Aerostructures supplier Triumph Group is to cooperate with Embraer to demonstrate a thermoplastic primary structure in flight.

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, while occupied with shopping its 146-seat E195-E2 jet, is indicating it will consider reentering the turboprop market to meet demand in Latin America.

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer expects the E175-E2 to make its first flight later this year, with an entry into service for the latest member of its new-generation E-Jets family expected at the end of 2021.

Embraer could delay the E175-E2 entry into service further, by a few months, as another round of pilot labor-contract scope-clause discussions begins.

Embraer’s IKON big data analysis system works with connectivity built into the E2 to provide greatly enhanced predictive data for MRO.

Embraer’s Slattery says many of the goals set for entry into service have been exceeded, but he concedes there have been some "small learnings."