SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil,
June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Two years after the launch of the program, at the Air Show
in Le Bourget, Paris, the first of the E-Jets E2 family, an
E190-E2, is beginning to be assembled at the company's factory in
Sao Jose dos Campos. Embraer has already received the first
sub-assemblies from suppliers in several countries and the assembly
of the first prototype is moving forward as planned.
"It is exciting to see the E2 taking shape with the large amount
of sub-sets arriving to our Sao Jose dos Campos facility, where the
final assembly will soon begin," says Luis
Carlos Affonso, Senior Vice President & COO, Embraer
Commercial Aviation.
At Embraer's plant in the city of Evora, Portugal, the first sub-assemblies for the
wings and central fuselage are ready. In Spain, Aernnova AEROSPACE S.A. is finishing
the assembly of the vertical empennage – the company will also
supply the horizontal empennage. In the Czech Republic, Latecoere finished the baggage
doors and they have already been sent to Brazil to be installed in the aircraft.
In the United States, Triumph
Aerostructures, which is also responsible for the rudder and
elevator, is assembling section tree and the aft of the fuselage;
these are the only large segments that will not be manufactured by
Embraer.
In Brazil, at the Botucatu
plant, Embraer has already produced a series of components for the
wings, central fuselage one and two, besides the finish of the
forward fuselage; this segment is in the final assembly stage in
Sao Jose dos Campos. All of these structures will be highly
automated in the manufacturing stages.
Eleb, an Embraer wholly owned subsidiary, with 35 years of
experience in designing and manufacturing landing gear, was chosen
to supply the landing gear of the second-generation E-Jets, and it
is working to conclude the first sets.
Testing is also moving ahead at an accelerated pace. At the
Eugenio de Melo plant, the different static test rigs are working
and allowing Embraer to develop such systems as fly-by-wire, with
laws and codes that are being developed by the company, itself, and
the integrated functions with other aircraft structures.
The first delivery of an E-Jets E2 (the E190-E2) is planned for
the first semester of 2018. The E195-E2 is scheduled to enter
service in 2019 and the E175-E2 in 2020. The E-Jets E2 program
reinforces Embraer's commitment to continuously invest in the
company's line of commercial jets and to maintain leadership in the
70 to 130-seat aircraft segment. Embraer's E-Jets E2s have
state-of-the-art Pratt & Whitney PurePowerTM Geared
Turbofan high by-pass ratio engines (PW1700G on the E175-E2,
PW1900G on the E190-E2 and E195-E2). Combined with new
aerodynamically advanced wings, full fly-by-wire flight controls,
and improvements to other systems, the E2s will deliver significant
reductions in fuel burn, maintenance costs, emissions, and external
noise.
About Embraer Commercial Aviation
Embraer is the world's leading manufacturer of commercial jets
that seat up to 130 passengers. Nearly 900 aircraft from the 37,
44, and 50-seat ERJ 145 family of regional jets have been delivered
to airlines since their introduction in 1996. The E-Jet family
includes four larger aircraft that have between 70 and 130 seats.
The E170, E175, E190, and E195 set the standard in their category
with their advanced engineering, high degree of efficiency,
spacious, ergonomic cabins with two-by-two seating, and attractive
operating economics. Since E-Jets entered revenue service in 2004,
Embraer has received over 1,500 firm orders for this aircraft
family. More than 1,100 have been delivered.
In 2013, Embraer launched E-Jets E2, the second generation of
its E-Jets family of commercial aircraft comprised of three new
airplanes – E175-E2, E190-E2, E195-E2 – seating from 70 to 130
passengers. The E190-E2 is expected to enter service in the first
half of 2018. The E195-E2 is slated to enter service in 2019 and
the E175-E2 in 2020.
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Note to Editors
Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: EMBR3) is the world's
largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 130 seats, and one of
Brazil's leading exporters.
Embraer's headquarters are located in Sao Jose dos Campos,
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