China Approves Embraer's E190-E2 Airliner At Zhuhai Airshow

This week the Civil Aviation Administration of China issued type certificates to ATR and Embraer, as Boeing's 737 Max remains grounded in the country.

China's aviation safety agency has approved Embraer's E190-E2 airliner and may soon issue a type certificate for the larger E195 model. (Image: Embraer)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

November 10, 2022

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Thursday issued a type certificate for Embraer’s E190-E2 twinjet. The announcement made during the Zhuhai Airshow was the second approval this week for a Western-made airliner after the country’s air safety agency gave a green light to the ATR42-600 twin turboprop on November 8.

The Brazilian airframer views the eagerly-anticipated certification as a breakthrough in the Chinese air transport sector that now has locally made alternatives available. It also comes at a time when Boeing is still waiting for CAAC to clear Chinese airlines to return its 737 Max narrowbody to service, even though it has already restored certification in the wake of a protracted effort to implement changes required following a pair of fatal accidents. Some observers have indicated that poor relations between Beijing and Washington could partly explain the delayed clearance to resume operations with the U.S. aircraft.

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