Embraer predicts its E195-E2 has significant sales potential in China
Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, is working on another type of certification in China after its medium-range jet received such authorization with a promising growth outlook in small cities.
The company’s largest model, the E195-E2, is also expected to be approved in China soon, the Sao Paulo-headquartered firm said in a statement on its WeChat account recently. The single-aisle E190-E2, which has a capacity of up to 114 passengers, was given the airworthiness certificate last week.
The E190-E2 was the first out of the three to fly commercially, as the jet made its debut with passengers onboard on December 3, 2018. The E195-E2, meanwhile, first carried paying customers on September 12, 2019
- 20 orders for the E190-E2 model with 96 to 114 seats and 5,280 km (2,850 nmi) range
- 247 orders for the E195-E2 model with 120 to 146 seat and 4,917 km (2,655 nmi) range
Embraer predicts the Chinese market for aircraft smaller than 150 seats has significant potential, according to its outlook report released during the recent China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai. The market will require 1,445 such planes by 2041, it added.
“The E190-E2 will see more business opportunities in China,” Arjan Meijer, chief executive of Embraer Commercial Aviation, said in a press release. The two models complement China’s domestically developed ARJ21 and C919 aircraft to connect more second and third-tier cities.