Aircraft
Embraer Reports E190-E2 Spec Improvements
Expects new narrowbody to gain certification in “coming weeks”
Four Embraer E190-E2 prototypes have clocked more than 2,000 flight hours. (Photo: Embraer)
Four Embraer E190-E2 prototypes have clocked more than 2,000 flight hours. (Photo: Embraer)

Expecting certification of the new E190-E2 “in the coming weeks,” Embraer on Friday issued several final specifications for the airplane, reflecting 1.3 percent less fuel burn than original estimates and a 750 nautical mile improvement in hot-and-high ranges from London City Airport and Mexico City. Originally targeting the first of half of this year for certification, the program has completed 2,000 flight test hours and, according to program director Fernando Antonio Oliveira, more than 98 percent of all testing needed for final approval.