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Embraer Launches Educational Partnership Program

Embraer has introduced a new program that will offer scholarships, program grants and internship opportunities designed to “to inspire and recruit students into aviation careers.” According to Embraer, the Educational Partnership Program (EPP) will initially focus on six as-of-yet-unidentified schools with aviation training programs. The program will be run by the Embraer Foundation, a U.S.-based […]

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Embraer Launches Software Specialization Program

Embraer has announced a new partnership with Brazil’s Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (Federal University of Pernambuco/UFPE) to create a software specialization program. According to the company, the program is designed to “accelerate the training of specialists to work in the aerospace sector.” It will be open to recent graduates and professionals in computing, engineering and […]

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Embraer, Pratt & Whitney Partner On SAF Demonstration Program

Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct studies on aircraft burning 100 percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The demonstration program will begin with planning integrated ground and flight testing for using 100 percent SAF in an Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The test aircraft will be powered by Pratt & Whitney […]

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Embraer Begins Electric Demonstrator Flight Test Campaign

Embraer has announced that it is beginning the first flight test campaign for its all-electric demonstrator aircraft. According to the company, early flights will primarily be evaluating the aircraft’s power, performance, control, thermal management and operational safety. Testing will take place at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility in São Paulo, Brazil. “The first flight of an […]

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SkyWest To Add Additional E175s

SkyWest has signed an agreement to purchase 16 new Embraer E175 passenger jets, which it plans to operate under a multiyear contract with Delta Air Lines. The aircraft are expected to replace 16 CRJ900s that SkyWest is currently flying under contract with Delta. Deliveries of the 76-seat, three-class E175s are scheduled to begin in mid-2020. […]

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Embraer Secures 80-Aircraft Deal

Toronto-based Porter Airlines has placed a firm order for 30 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets with options for an additional 50 aircraft. Porter, the North American launch customer for the E195-E2, is expected to begin taking deliveries in the second half of 2022. The deal is worth an estimated $5.82 billion. “With this order for up […]

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Embraer Delivers 600th Phenom 300

Embraer announced on Friday that it has delivered its 600th Phenom 300 series business jet. The aircraft went to Fayetteville, Arkansas-based Superior Capital Holdings for use supporting the company’s business operations throughout the U.S. According to Embraer, the Phenom 300 fleet has logged more than 1.2 million flight hours since the model’s launch in 2005. […]

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Embraer Deliveries Down In 2020

Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced on Friday that it delivered a total of 130 aircraft in 2020, a drop of almost 35 percent compared to 2019. Of the 44 commercial aircraft and 86 executive jets shipped by the company this year, 71 were handed over in the fourth quarter (Q4). The Q4 deliveries, which were […]

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EmbraerX Spinoff UAM Company Launched

Embraer has announced the launch of Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, an independent Embraer-backed company “dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem.” According to Embraer, Eve’s focus will include the development and certification of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, developing a services and support network for the aircraft and creating […]

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Embraer Delays E175-E2 Amid Q2 Losses

Citing market conditions resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Embraer has announced that it plans to delay entry-into-service for its E175-E2 passenger jet until 2023. The E175-E2, an updated version of Embraer’s E175 and the third member of the company’s E2 E-Jets family, flew for the first time in Dec. 2019. The model was originally […]

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