Embraer will push back the planned entry-into-service date for its E175-E2 until 2023, as the Brazilian manufacturer contends with weak airliner demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The successor to its most popular E-Jet variant, which has already been delayed multiple times over concerns about pilot contract scope clauses in North America, will see its planned entry postponed until 2023 due to “current market conditions for commercial aviation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the company announced Aug. 5.
Despite the popularity of the original E175, the E175-E2 has not yet recorded any orders from airlines, while the type’s larger siblings—the E190-E2 and E195-E2—have recorded a combined 173 firm orders, all to customers outside North America. Despite the repeated delays, Sao Paulo-based Embraer said it expects the E175-E2 will still be available “with more than adequate time to enter into service in the commercial aviation market to meet market demand for the jet.” Read full article on Aviation week Network
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