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In July, Delta Air Lines ordered an additional 12 A220-300s, taking
its total orders for the type to 131 aircraft - 45 A220-100s and 86
A220-300. Delta has reordered the A220 five times and is now
Airbus’ largest A220 customer and operator in the world. The
U.S. carrier was the first to take delivery of the A220, receiving
its first aircraft in October 2018.

Another important customer for the type is Australia’s Qantas
Group, which recently finalised an incremental order for nine
A220-300s, bringing its total backlog for the type to 29 aircraft.
Qantas is to take delivery of its first A220 by the end of this year
and will operate the type primarily on its extensive domestic route
network. Qantas originally selected the A220 as part of a major
fleet replacement programme announced in May 2022, which
also included orders for the A321XLR and A350-1000.

Embraer Looks to Grow Regional Share
Embraer is counting on growing the market share of its popular Embraer’s recent Commercial Aviation orders
E-Jets family of regional transport aircraft, which have been include, a firm order from American Airlines for
steadily growing their orderbook. In August, Embraer announced seven new E175s, to be operated by its subsid-
that it had delivered 17 commercial aircraft in the second quarter iary Envoy Air. Embraer will begin deliveries
of 2023. During the year, Embraer delivered a total of 62 aircraft, in Q4 2023 and by the end of 2024, Envoy’s
which included 24 commercial jets and 38 executive jets, from fleet of E-Jets will grow to over 141 aircraft.
the airframer’s thriving business aviation segment. Embraer also received a firm order from Binter

for six E195-E2s, which will grow the carri-
Embraer stated its second quarter 2023 deliveries were 47 per- er’s E2 fleet to 16 aircraft, once deliveries are
cent higher than in the same period from 2022. Compared to the completed. Royal Jordanian Airlines will also
second quarter of 2022, Embraer’s deliveries volume increased by introduce eight E190-E2 and E195-E2 jets into
55 percent in Commercial Aviation and 43 percent in Executive its operations, with deliveries starting in in
Jets. Q4 2023. The E190-E2 is part of Embraer’s
latest E-Jets E2 family of commercial jets and
Embraer’s Commercial Aviation division reported revenue growth entered service in 2018.
of 57 percent YoY to US$ 471.9 million due to higher number of
deliveries in Q2 2023, with a reported gross margin, showing a The Brazilian airframer has also been succes-
small decrease to 12.9 percent as compared to 13.2 percent in ful in gaining a new customer in Malaysia. In
2Q22. Embraer’s order backlog now stands at US$ 17.3 billion. May, Malaysia’s SKS Airways closed an agree-
ment to add ten E195-E2 jets to its fleet. In its
recent Malaysian network analysis, Embraer
identified significant opportunities for airlines
in the country to establish up to 120 new
routes within Malaysia and the ASEAN region
by deploying the latest technology regional
jets, such as the E2.

Singapore Airlines, low-cost subsidiary, Scoot
will also be adding nine E190-E2s to its port-
folio. The first delivery of Scoot’s E190-E2, is
slated for 2024, becoming the first Singapore-
based airline to operate the type. These
aircraft will support Scoot’s network growth
strategy by serving thinner routes to non-
metro destinations out of Singapore.

The Indian regional airline, Star Air is now
operating four E175s, in addition to its exist-
ing fleet of E-Jets, providing Embraer with a
much needed foothold into India’s growing

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