Aircraft
Embraer Sees Progress on E-Freighter Project
The program expects to add more than a decade of use to aging E-Jets
Embraer E-190 E-Jet with new cargo door conversion
Embraer reached a milestone in its newly-launched E-Freighter passenger-to-cargo conversion program with the fitting of a cargo door in an E-190. The regional jet liner is being converted at the airframer's São José dos Campos headquarters in Brazil, and is expected to make its first flight in 2024.

Embraer is progressing in its E-Jet freighter conversion program that was launched last year, the Brazilian airframer noted during a recent media day presentation in New York. Intended to breathe new life into aging E190 and E195 regional jets as they come off lease, as well as provide the OEM with a niche entry into the growing passenger-to-freighter market, the manufacturer expects the conversions to add more than a decade of additional use.

The program recently reached a milestone, with the fitting of a cargo door to an E190 for the first time. Arjan Meijer, president and CEO of Embraer’s commercial aircraft division, stated that the program will start with the E190: “We believe that’s the biggest feedstock that is out there in the market; there were many more 190s built than 195s.”

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