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Australia and Vietnam for example. Bamboo Airways, which is an opera- the company already has more
We have more than 100 aircraft tor of Embraer’s E-190, made public than 250 letters of intent for the air-
flying in China today.” its plans to evaluate new aircraft craft, which will have two variants,
as part of its efforts to maintain a with 70 and 90 seats. The aircraft is
E2 Family to the Fore modern fleet. Meanwhile, Vietnam scheduled to enter service in 2028,
with the official launch and sales
Airlines announced in June that it is
Meijer is confident the E2 family will planning to replace its ATR 72-500 expected in the first half of 2023. Th
do well in Asia. “India has a clear fleet with regional jets. While both company is currently in discussions
direction to connect the main- the A220 and E2 jets are powered with Pratt & Whitney Canada and
lines to smaller airports,” he says. by Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, Rolls-Royce about engines for the
“China as well. For that, you will the E2’s design reduces fuel burn by aircraft and expects to select one
need smaller aircraft. To do that. about 25 per cent compared to its before the end of the year. The com
We have the E2, which is a smaller predecessors, and 10 per cent pany projects a 20-year demand
aircraft but has the same seat cost for 2,200 turboprops globally and
almost as a bigger narrowbody. less than competing narrowbodies. a requirement for 900 from the Asia
So, airlines could fly the E2 into the Another significant advantage, one Pacific region alone.
smaller cities.”

The E2 series of aircraft, which
entered commercial service with
Widerøe in April 2018, is regarded
in industry circles as the quietest
single-aisle jet in the world. More
than 60 % quieter than the E195,
it is 11 per cent quieter than the
Airbus A220-100, which is one of
the quietest aircraft. The aircraft
is also more fuel efficient than other
comparable aircraft in the market.
The industry’s focus on sustainabil-
ity is another tailwind for Embraer. that will weigh heavily on the minds The Energia family, the next-gen-
In June this year, the company of decision makers, is that the E195- eration of 19- to 50-seat aircraft
joined hands with Pratt & Whitney E2 has 11 per cent and 33 per cent that Embraer has introduced as
to successfully test a GTF-powered lower cost per seat compared to the concept aircraft, has received a
E195-E2 aircraft on 100 per cent A220-100 and A220-300. warm response, with Norway-based
sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Widerøe becoming the first airline
“The economics of the aircraft is one to join the Energia Advisory Group.
Embraer’s successful showing at of the major selling points; it is the The focus on sustainability and on
most fuel-efficient aircraft that is
this year’ Farnborough Airshow, reducing CO2 emissions will spur
when it announced a string of out there today,” says Meijer about the development of such aircraft,
orders, including an order from E2 jets. “It is the quietest aircraft company officials say.
in its class. It is a very modern air-
Canada’s Porter Airlines for 20 plane. We have about 1600 E jets “A lot of operators want to embrace
for 20 E195-E2s, in addition to its flying in the world today. The transi- sustainability,” says Meijer. “We
earlier firm order for 30 aircraft of tion training from the E1 to E2 is just
the type, provides it much needed two and a half days. After that, you launched Energia as concepts and
momentum as it gears up to find can fly the aircraft together. Being not products because we want to
show the market what we think is
new buyers for its jets in Asia and able to fly a mixed fleet is helpful for a realistic outlook. There are a lot
other regions. In Vietnam and other operators. It is an airplane that car- of promises out there from people
parts of the region, the company is riers can use to really complement in order to attract funding. We do
competing with Airbus to woo car- narrowbodies.” not believe the technology is ready
riers with their smaller capacity jet to achieve their objectives. We want
aircraft.
Busy Days Ahead to show what we believe is realis-
tic. We are interested in talking to
The New Trend Even as it gears up to market E2 partners who can helps get these

Due do the harsh lessons taught by jets in Vietnam and the region in concepts realized into products. We
believe there is future for these con-
general, Embraer is also moving
the pandemic, carriers are swiftly swiftly forward with its plans for cepts and want to talk to customers
moving away from single-type its turboprop. According to Meijer, to understand how they fit into their
fleets. In May, Vietnamese carrier scheme of things. “

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