SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil – Embraer announced at a
ceremony held Monday at the company’s facilities in Brazil as they received the
Type Certificate for the E195-E2 from three regulatory authorities: ANAC, the
Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil); the FAA
(U.S. Federal Aviation Administration) and EASA (European Aviation Safety
Agency).
The E195-E2 is the biggest of the three members of the
E-Jets E2 family of commercial airplanes and the largest commercial aircraft
Embraer has made.
The E195-E2 features new ultra-high bypass ratio engines, a
completely new wing, full fly-by-wire and new landing gear. Compared to the
first-generation E195, 75% of aircraft systems are new. The E195-E2 has three
additional seat rows. The cabin can be configured with 120 seats in two
classes, or up to 146 in single class.
“Just like the E190-E2, we once again obtained type
certification simultaneously from three major world regulatory authorities,”
said Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva, Embraer President and CEO. “This is another
great achievement from our engineering and program teams. They’ve built, and
now have certification for, the most efficient single-aisle jet on the market. And
they’ve done it again right on schedule and exceeding specification.”
The E195-E2 will enter service in the second half of 2019
with Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A. Binter Canarias, of Spain, will also
receive its first E195-E2 in 2019. Embraer used two prototype aircraft in the
E195-E2 certification campaign, one for aerodynamic and performance tests, the
other for the interior and validation of maintenance tasks.