Embraer 175-E2
| E-Jet E2 family E175/E190/E195-E2 |
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| The E190-E2 prototype at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow | |
| Role | Narrow-body jet airliner |
| National origin | Brazil |
| Manufacturer | Embraer |
| First flight | 23 May 2016 |
| Introduction | 24 April 2018 with Widerøe (scheduled) |
| Status | In development |
| Program cost | $1.7 billion |
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| Developed from | Embraer E-Jet family |
The Embraer E-Jet E2 family is a family of three narrow-body medium-range twin-engine jet airliners developed by Brazilian aerospace company Embraer, replacing the predecessor Embraer E-Jet family. The three variants share the same fuselage cross sections with different lengths and three different new wings, Pratt & Whitney PW1000G geared turbofans in two sizes, fly-by-wire controls with new avionics, and an updated cabin with 40% enlarged baggage bins. Announced improvements per seat are 16 to 24% lower fuel burn and 15–25% lower maintenance cost.
The program was launched at the Paris Air Show in 2013. The first variant, the E190-E2 took its first flight on 23 May 2016. It is expected to enter service with Widerøe on 24 April 2018.
In 2010, Embraer could directly challenge the CSeries with a clean-sheet five-abreast design for 100 to 150 passengers but Airbus launched the A320neo in December, including the 124-seat A319neo, and Boeing launched the re-engined 737 MAX the following year, so Embraer kept focusing on the large regional jets and launched an extensive revamp of the E-Jet family beyond a re-engine at the November 2011 Dubai air show.
The new variants would be better-positioned to compete with the Bombardier CSeries and would be powered by new engines with larger diameter fans that would offer improvements in specific fuel consumption, as well as slightly taller landing gear and possibly a new aluminum or carbon fiber-based wing. Embraer named this new development "the E-jets second generation".
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