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EMBRAER’S E195-E2

DEBUTS AT LIMA

Brazilian airframer and regional transport he says, would create around 25,000 new airports, MRO’s and aviation industry supply
aircraft specialist Embraer is displaying its jobs and pump some US$700 million into chain.
E195-E2 for the first time at the ongoing the national economy.
LIMA. The airframer is promoting the air- The E195-E2, which has a capacity of up
craft to potential customers in the region Currently, 90% of Malaysia’s fleet and to 146 passengers, is one of the newest
as the world’s most efficient and quietest backlog comprises aircraft with more and most environmentally friendly aircraft
single-aisle aircraft. “We’re proud to display than 150 seats. Carriers operating in the in its class. The new single-aisle jetliner
the E195-E2 at LIMA 2023 – the latest com- country typically average around 128 pas- entered commercial service less than five
mercial aircraft in the industry to enter into sengers per flight. In fact, 50% of over more years ago in 2019. The aircraft has a range
service and the largest member of our E-Jet than 360,000 narrow-body operations in of 2,600nm, the equivalent of about seven
family,” said Raul Villaron, Vice President, Malaysia in 2019 had between 90 and 135 hours of flight. The E2 Profit Hunter family
Asia Pacific for Embraer Commercial passengers per flight. is a brand-new aircraft design equipped
Aviation. “The modern cabin interior with with the operational maturity of Embraer’s
Embraer’s signature two by two seating is Embraer says that the E2s are perfectly E-Jets family (9+ years and 22 million flight
popular with passengers wishing to avoid positioned to complement the current hours). The E195-E2 is operated by air-
the dreaded middle seat. The economics fleet and can serve 99% of the current nar- lines such as KLM, Azul (Brazil), and most
and performance of the aircraft offer air- row-body network. This is because the E2 recently, Porter Airlines of Canada.
lines a compelling solution to grow their family was designed to offer the lowest
regional networks and establish new routes trip costs and the best economics when Embraer has also worked hard at the E195-
while lowering fuel and noise emissions.” compared to its competitors making it the E2s environmental credentials. The aircraft
ideal aircraft to complement narrow-body emits 33% less CO2 with an average pas-
Embraer’s advanced E2 family is shaping aircraft and reduce airline operating costs. senger per flight of 120 passengers in
the regional market with its sustainable Malaysia. Embraer and Pratt & Whitney suc-
technologies, superior cabin comfort, excel- cessfully tested a E195-E2 aircraft in early
lent economics and optimal range. Villaron The E2 is an ideal aircraft to launch new July 2022 on 100% sustainable aviation fuel
says Embraer views an opportunity to add routes, increasing the number of city pairs (SAF). With 100% SAF, the 25% reduction
more than 100 new routes to Malaysia’s air in the country, stimulating the economy, and in emissions achieved by the E2 over the
network with E2 jetliners. This expansion, contributing to the general development of first-generation E-Jets can be increased up
to an impressive 85%.

The E195-E2 also demonstrated its steep
approach capability by landing and taking
off at London’s iconic City Airport (LCY) just
after the Farnborough Airshow last year.
Embraer is also aligned with the industry’s
targets to increasing its fuel efficiency in
+1.5% per year and reduce emissions in
50% by 2050 from ATAG. It is also aligned
with CORSIA to achieve a carbon-neutral
growth to commercial aviation, delivering
more efficient products and enable more
capacity into the market.

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