Embraer 175

Japanese Embraer E-Jet operator Fuji Dream Airlines has launched an air cargo service, handling small consignments of freight in the underfloor holds of its aircraft.

Star Air continues its fleet growth with the delivery of two more E175s from lessor Azorra, with two further aircraft scheduled for delivery in coming months.

Mesa Air Group is now a single fleet operator of Embraer E175s as its last CRJ crews complete training to fly the E-Jets later in August.

The Trump administration has effectively spared Embraer from elevated tariffs imposed on Brazil, softening a major potential headwind for the manufacturer.

Delaying delivery of E175s as a result of potentially increased tariffs on Brazilian goods imported to the U.S will negatively impact efficiency at SkyWest.

SkyWest is prepared to be flexible in its delivery schedule as it is unwilling to pay the proposed 50% surcharge on new Embraer aircraft.

American Airlines is confident it will close the margin gap with its largest rivals over time, seeing no structural impediments hindering its ability to do so.

Embraer has enjoyed its monopoly on providing regional jets for U.S. airlines, but the U.S.-Brazil trade dispute threatens future deliveries to key customers.

Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto warned that U.S. tariffs on Brazilian imports could have the same revenue impact on the manufacturer as the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week's Flight Friday looks at utilization in Europe of Embraer’s E170/E175s, E190/E195s and its E2s, given the Brazilian OEM's successful Paris Air Show.

A large part of Embraer's commercial aircraft backlog could be at risk of serious disruption if an escalating political dispute between the U.S. and Brazil cannot be settled.

Looking at commercial aircraft deliveries in May from manufacturers beyond Airbus and Boeing shows that Comac handed over the highest number of aircraft to customers.

Embraer is enhancing its focus on the Indian aviation market with a new office and promoting its E-Jets to boost connectivity.

The airframer will instead focus on upgrading the E175-E1 and selling its E2 variants.

The company announced new regional jet sales, as well as significant orders in Africa and the global freight market.

U.S. airline SkyWest has ordered 60 Embraer E175s to top up its fleet and secured purchase rights for 50 more, the companies said at the Paris Air Show.

The redesigned MJ500 features an advanced thermal hybrid powertrain driving aft-mounted open-rotor/stator propulsors.

Green Taxi Solutions has partnered with StandardAero to certify its electric taxiing system, initially on the Embraer E175 with funding support from the FAA.

Envoy Air and Piedmont Airlines, two wholly owned subsidiaries of American Airlines Group, are adding new Embraer E175s to their respective regional fleets.

Angola-based Bestfly is to operate an Embraer 175 as it expands its services in Africa.

Dutch startup Maeve Aerospace has redesigned its planned hybrid-electric regional aircraft to target the replacement of today’s regional jets beginning around the middle of the next decade.

This week's Flight Friday examines how European operators' flight cycles compare with the equivalent month in 2019, when split by aircraft class.

Aftermarket spending on the world's regional jet fleet is set to decline over the next decade as the number of aircraft in the segment declines.

Indian regional carrier Star Air has revealed plans for significant fleet and network expansion over the next few years.

Awaiting delivery of eight Embraer E175s in 2025 of the 16 it has on order, SkyWest anticipates the majority to arrive in the back half of 2025.