A recent draft FAA inspection mandate for PW1500 and PW1900 parts is the latest step in the extensive plan to mitigate risk from contaminated powder metal.
The replacement of aging, large regional jets and smaller members of mainline jet families provides a potential addressable market of around 2,000 aircraft.
London City Airport has been cleared to grow from 6.5 to 9 million passengers annually, although plans to extend its Saturday opening hours have been rejected.
Virgin Australia has selected Embraer’s E190-E2 for fleet replacement and growth in its regional and charter subsidiary Virgin Australia Regional Airlines.
With the addition of two more Embraer E190-E2s, Singapore-based LCC Scoot is expanding its regional network with two new destinations in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.
Vietnam Airlines is considering purchasing around 20 Airbus or Embraer regional airliners, as the flag-carrier continues to find ways to strengthen its network.
The airframer projects it will reach historic E-Jet peak production in a few years, while studies for a larger narrowbody include wing and fuselage concepts.
The new airports will be of interest both to flag-carrier Oman Air and to LCC SalamAir. The latter airline signed for six Embraer E195-E2s in October 2022.
The possibility of Embraer airliners being built, or assembled, in Saudi Arabia, has increased following the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Riyadh.
