Embraer is increasingly positioning its crossover jets as complements to narrowbodies and smaller types as it seeks to enlarge its niche in the airliner market.
Embraer announced two firm orders for the Embraer 175 and 195-E2 at the Paris Air Show on June 20 and confirmed the entry of Avolon as another E2 lessor.
By Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
The airline industry lost close to $180 billion in the pandemic. Now that profits are returning on strong demand, carriers aim to secure long-term capacity.
A potential new Embraer turboprop aircraft will “slide at least to the early 2030s,” Embraer Commercial Aviation President and CEO Arjan Meijer said May 26.
Embraer says its Pratt & Whitney PW1000G powered E2 airliners appear to be less affected by the reliability issues currently faced by some Airbus operators.
The Praetor 500 is a “great aircraft,” and now “a big player” is supporting it, says Rolland Vincent, president of consulting firm Rolland Vincent Associates.