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The Embraer E-Jets are a series of narrow body, twin-engined, medium range, jet airliners produced in Brazil. Announced at the Paris Air Show in 1999, and entering production in 2002, the aircraft have been a success - as of September 30, 2008, there are 865 firm orders for E-jets and 813 options.^[1] The manufacturer reports 410 units had been delivered by June 30, 2008, and predicts that by the end of 2016, another 1,112 units will be delivered.^[2]

Design and development

The Embraer E-Jets line is composed of two main commercial families and a business jet variant. The smaller E-170 and E-175 make up the base model aircraft, with the E-190 and E-195 being stretched versions, with different engines and larger wing and landing gear structures. The 170 and 175 share 95% commonality, as do the 190 and 195. The two families share near 89% commonality, with identical fuselage cross-sections and avionics, featuring the Honeywell Primus Epic EFIS suite.

Although commonly referred to with simply an "E" prefix, the jets are technically still Embraer Regional Jets ("ERJ"s).^[3] Embraer dropped the ERJ prefix in its advertising early in production. The E-190/195 series of aircraft have similar capacities to the initial versions of the DC-9 and Boeing 737, which have always been considered mainline airliners. Embraer E-Jets use four-abreast seating.

Variants

E-170/175

The Embraer 170 was the first version produced. The prototype was rolled out on 29 October 2001, with first flight 119 days later on February 19. The aircraft was displayed to the public in May 2002 at the Regional Airline Association convention. After a positive response from the airline community, Embraer proceeded with the launch of the stretched E-175 in June 2003. Certification for the 170 took nearly 2 years after the public debut; delivery of the first aircraft to the launch customer LOT Polish Airlines^{[citation needed]} was in March 2004.

E-190/195

The E-190 family is a larger stretch of the E-170 model fitted with a new, larger wing and a new engine, the GE CF34-10E, rated at 18,500 lb (82.30 kN). Being in the 100-seat range, it competes with smaller jets including the Bombardier CRJ-1000, Boeing 717-200 and 737-600 as well as the Airbus A318.^{[citation needed]}

The first flight of the E-190 was in March 2004, with the first flight of the 195 in December of the same year. The launch customer of the E-190 was New York-based low cost carrier JetBlue with 100 orders and 100 options. European low cost carrier Flybe launched the E-195 with 14 orders and 12 options.^[8]

As the 190/195 family is of mainline aircraft size, many airlines will operate them as such, fitting them with a business class section and operating them themselves, instead of having them flown by a commuter airline partner.^{[citation needed]} For example, Air Canada operates 45 E-190 aircraft fitted with 9 business-class and 84 economy-class seats as part of their primary fleet.

Embraer Lineage 1000

On 2 May 2006 Embraer announced plans for the business jet variant of the E-190. This would have the same structure as the E-190, but with an extended range of up to 4,200 nm, and luxury seating for up to 19. The Argentinian Air Force ordered one for VIP purposes.

Embraer C-390

The technology developed for Embraer's E-jets will be incorporated in a future military transport aircraft called the C-390.

Operational history

Azul Brazilian Airlines ordered 36 E-195 jets, with another 40 on option, expected to arrive in January 2009. Azul will become Brazil's first airline to operate the type.^[9]

Aeroméxico Connect, the express subsidiary of Aeroméxico has recently integrated 4 E-190's for domestic and international services, becoming the first airline in Mexico to operate the type. The 99 seater is operating in some markets that were served with mainline McDonnell Douglas MD-87 equipment. The airline has also announced the order for 12 more aircraft of this type.

Air Canada currently owns and operates 15 Embraer 174 aircraft and 45 Embraer 190 aicraft. All of them came factory fitted with the XM (Extreme Makeover) project. Air Canada currently operates in the Caribbean and North America with these aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

BA has ordered 11 E-Jets for use in their CityFlyer Fleet, operating out of London City Airport, and are due to receive them in the latter half of 2009.^[10]

EgyptAir Express, the regional subsidiary of the Egyptian national carrier, EgyptAir, launched operations in June 2007 with the arrival of the first of 6 Embraer 170. All 6 will be delivered before October 2007, when the 6 options are expected to be converted to firm orders for either the Embraer 190 or 195^{[citation needed]}.

Finnair, the national airline of Finland, has 10 Embraer 170 and 8 Embraer 190.^[11] Finnair also has 5 unfilled orders, to be delivered in 2009 (2) and 2010 (3).

The largest single order for any type of E-Jets has come from JetBlue with 100 orders for the E-190, and options for 100 more.^[12] JetBlue set the record for the longest flight of the E190 family on November 6, 2008, when aircraft N239JB made a non-stop flight from Anchorage, Alaska (ANC) to Buffalo, New York (BUF), a total of 2,694 nautical miles. This was an empty aircraft on a non-revenue flight, the aircraft returning eventually returning to JFK after a two-month long charter service with Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.^{[citation needed]}

Kenya Airways has an order for 3 Embraer 170 jets to be leased through GECAS. Delivery is to start in the second quarter of 2007 and be completed in mid 2008. The 170 will replace a pair of Saab 340 turboprops serving domestic short haul routes.^[13]

LOT Polish Airlines, the national airline of Poland, has 10 Embraer 170, 10 Embraer 145 and 6 Embraer 175 with 12 on order, making it the biggest Embraer carrier in Europe.^{[citation needed]}

Régional became the first European operator of the Embraer 190 on 23 November 2006 when the first of six on order was delivered.^[14]

Royal Jordanian, the national airline of Jordan, operates 5 Embraer-195's, 2 Embraer-175's and has options for 12 more Embraer-195's. It was the first Arab airline to operate the Embraer 195 and the second to operate the Embraer 175. ^[15]

Virgin Blue, the Australian low cost carrier has ordered Embraer 170 and 190 to compete against QantasLink on the Sydney-Canberra(capital)/Albury/Port Maquarie/Mackay routes, freeing up the Boeing 737 fleet to compete on similar routes to Jetstar, Tiger Airways, and Freedom Air.^[18]

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