E-Jet Family Sales Remain Brisk

Embraer S.A., the Brazilian multinational aerospace concern and manufacturer of commercial, military, executive, and agricultural aircraft, continues to enjoy strong sales of its E-Jet family of four-abreast, narrow-body, short to medium-range, twin-engine, jet airliners.

On 16 January 2023, Embraer announced it had secured a firm order for 15 new E-195-E2 aircraft from an undisclosed customer. The order is valued at $1.17-billion (list price) and will be added to the company’s fourth-quarter 2022 backlog.

The E-Jet family comprises two series: the smaller, base-model E170 and E175 jets, and the stretched E190 and E195 aircraft. The E170 and E175 share 95% commonality, as do the E190 and E195; the two families share near 89% commonality, as evinced by their identical fuselage cross-sections and avionics.

The E-Jet family’s commercial success derives largely of its ability to efficiently serve lower-density routes while offering many of the same amenities and features characteristic of larger commercial aircraft.

To the subject of power-plants, the E170 and E175 are powered by General Electric’s 14,200-lbf CF34-8E turbofan engine, while the stretched E190 and E195 make use of the 20,000-lbf General Electric CF34-10E mill. The noise-signatures and emissions of both engines exceed the requirements established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Ergo, E-Jet operators retain the ability to service noise-sensitive airports such as London City (LCY), Teterboro (TEB), John Wayne (SNA), Santa Monica (SMO), and Naples, Florida (APF).

Embraer books currently bulge with orders for more than 1,900 E-Jets from over one-hundred customers. Worldwide, no fewer than eighty airlines across every habitable continent operate Embraer E-Jets.

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