Aircraft
Embraer Steps Up Plans for New Regional Turboprop Airliner
The Brazilian airframer is working with prospective partners on a plan to bring a new twin turboprop into service by 2027.
Embraer has released new conceptual drawings of a twin-turboprop regional airliner. (Image: Embraer)
Embraer has released new conceptual drawings of a twin-turboprop regional airliner. (Image: Embraer)

Embraer is firming up plans to introduce a twin-turboprop regional aircraft to respond to airlines’ need to significantly reduced operating costs in harsh Covid market conditions. In a podcast interview this week with Air Finance Journal, Rodrigo Silva e Souza, who is marketing vice president of the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial aviation division, said that the new design could be ready to enter service in 2027.