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Embraer Touts ‘Maturity’ of E2 Program
Embraer has invested in new test facilities and altered some of the supply chain and suppliers for the E2, but it will handle the same as an E1
Despite a new wing and heavier engines, Embraer’s E190-E2 is designed so pilots will find it behaves just like its predecessor.
Despite a new wing and heavier engines, Embraer’s E190-E2 is designed so pilots will find it behaves just like its predecessor.

Now preparing to fly the third E190-E2 prototype, Brazil’s Embraer arrives here at Farnborough on a decidedly high note as its latest airliner program progresses faster than even company executives had expected. Almost two months into a flight test program that original schedules suggested wouldn’t start until some time in the second half of the year, Embraer (Stand OE6) has distinguished itself not only with the speed at which the E2 program has advanced, but in the apparent precision with which engineers predicted its design would mature.