Embraer

Embraer delivered the first of its new E195-E2 passenger jets to aircraft leasing company AerCap and Brazilian airline Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras on Thursday. The aircraft was handed over in a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Azul has an order for 50 additional E195-E2s with deliveries of the next five […]

Embraer delivered its first KC-390 multi-mission military jet to the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB/Brazilian Air Force) at Brazil’s Anápolis Air Base on Wednesday. Embraer says it has already been conducting training with Air Force teams in preparation for the aircraft’s entry into service with FAB’s First Troop Transport Group. FAB placed an order for 28 […]

Embraer has announced that it will be building new facilities at its Eugênio de Melo unit in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The company plans to invest approximately $30 million in the project, which will include the construction of four new buildings along with the expansion and improvement of existing facilities. According to Embraer, the […]

Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer held a ceremony to celebrate its 50th anniversary at the company’s headquarters, in São José dos Campos, Brazil, on Monday. Embraer was founded on Aug. 19, 1969, by the Brazilian government as the state-owned Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. The company was privatized in 1994 and employs approximately 18,000 people worldwide. […]

Embraer’s Praetor 500 midsize business jet has received its type certificate from Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil—ANAC), the company announced at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LBACE) in São Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday. The Honeywell HTF7500E-powered Praetor 500 has a range of 3,340 NM, high-speed cruise of 466 […]