Sun, Nov 01, 2009
More Than 600 Are Flying Worldwide
The fleet of E-Jets of the Embraer
170/190 family continues to attain significant numbers, the most
recent being its 3 million flight-hour mark, with outstanding
schedule reliability. More than 600 aircraft have transported over
130 million passengers, supporting airlines with business models
that vary from regional and network carriers to low-cost
companies.
“The air transport industry suffers from ups and downs in
passenger demand resulting from changes in the economic scenario.
Having flexible and reliable airplanes like the E-Jets in their
fleets removes a couple of risks from the airline’s equation,
offering more secure alternatives for going through hard
times,” said Mauro Kern, Embraer Executive Vice President,
Airline Market.
The E-Jets are the most reliable commercial aircraft family up
to 122 seats. They have proved to be an effective tool for airlines
to reduce operating costs by rightsizing from bigger narrowbody
aircraft or by replacing inefficient previous-generation jets.
Since they entered service in 2004, the highly efficient E-Jets,
when compared to the narrowbodies they right-sized and the older
jets they substituted, have contributed to the airline industry by
saving over US$ 1 billion in fuel and by reducing roughly 6 million
tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into the atmosphere.
Due to their robust design, the four E-Jets – Embraer 170,
Embraer 175, Embraer 190, and Embraer 195 – have achieved an
exceptionally low rate of flight cancellations arising from
technical problems: less than two flights in every 1,000. This is
also the result of the Company’s solid after-sale services,
which support a diversified customer base of 53 companies in 35
countries, worldwide, as well as the dedication of mechanics and
engineers.
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