Aircraft
Embraer to Offer Interim E-Jet Improvement before G2
Embraer plans to improve the fuel burn and other characteristics of the E-Jets before the G2 comes to market.
Embraer commercial aircraft president Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva announced plans to improve the fuel burn and other characteristics of the E-Jets before the company ultimately re-engines the series. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer commercial aircraft president Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva announced plans to improve the fuel burn and other characteristics of the E-Jets before the company ultimately re-engines the series. (Photo: Embraer)

Embraer plans to introduce gradual improvements to its E-Jets over the next three years, including a fuel-burn-improvement package by the end of this year, before the planned 2018 service entry of re-engined versions of the E175, E190 and E195, newly designated as the “G2” series. New winglets and some aerodynamic clean-up will achieve the near-term fuel-burn improvement, according to Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, Embraer president of commercial aviation.