Aircraft
Embraer's New E195-E2 Makes North American Debut
The largest of Embraer's E-Jets E2 lineup, the E195-E2, probably won't see U.S. regional airline service for some time.
Embraer's E195-E2 made a stop at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a media flight as part of its North American demonstration tour in mid-October. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)
Embraer's E195-E2 made a stop at Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a media flight as part of its North American demonstration tour in mid-October. (Photo: Jerry Siebenmark)

Embraer executives told a group of journalists gathered at the Brazilian airframer’s Fort Lauderdale, Florida headquarters in mid-October that they’re still bullish on the prospects for the company’s new E-Jets E2 line, despite union scope clauses that will limit sales of the airframer's newest range of passenger jets in the U.S. “Now if we look today where we are globally, we see almost 30 percent of the market up to 150 seats is represented by Embraer,” Embraer Commercial Aviation chief commercial officer Arjan Meijer said. “And we believe that this percentage will go up in the future.”