News: Embraer revealed last week that it is studying on the long-rumored “E3 project,” a new turboprop. This aircraft had initially been in the planning process prior to the ill-fated Boeing acquisition of Embraer’s commercial business. Embraer foresees a market…
It increasingly clear that this pandemic provides US airlines with a great opportunity to rationalize fleets that had grown organically based on the near ending demand growth. Older aircraft were retired after they were really old – especially at Delta.…
Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways, provided us with an excellent update on the Swiss regional airline and its decision to move to the Embraer E2, including the latest conversion to the E195-E2. Also discussed were several issues related to…
The aircraft industry should be wary of allowing politicians and rule makers with their own agenda’s decide how the future generation of commercial aircraft should look like. It should be the industry itself that decides on this, based on the…
When looking at ways to offer the most cost-effective airline seat in the current market, you might have thought this would be delivered by a regional jet. After all, why fly ~160 seats when you only have ~50 passengers? But…
Swiss regional airline Helvetic has upsized its Embraer-order by converting four E190-E2s to E195-E2, the airframer announced on July 15. It confirms a trend that customers opt for the bigger type when they place a follow-on order with Embraer. Helvetic…