Embraer (EMB, São José dos Campos U.E. Stumpf International) will halt the development of the E175-E2 for another four years, a recent securities filing revealed. The Brazilian manufacturer will continue to build the legacy E175 while the newer variant remains on pause.
Embraer's board approved the additional pause due to issues arising from limitations in the US mainline scope clause and global market conditions. The current US scope clause does not allow regional operators in the US to operate aircraft with more than 76 seats and a certified maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 86,000 pounds (39,009 kilogrammes) on behalf of mainline carriers. Depending on the cabin configuration, the E175-E2 can carry up to 90 passengers while its MTOW is 98,767 pounds (44,800 kilogrammes).
Embraer claims that demand for the current E175 jet in the US is still satisfactory. It also said that the development of the E175-E2 would continue after the pause.
Embraer has unfulfilled orders for 164 E175s but has not yet sold the long-delayed E2 variant to a single customer, the ch-aviation fleets module shows. The largest operators of the E175s are all US regional specialists: SkyWest Airlines currently operates 194 jets of the type, Envoy Air flies 124 aircraft, and Republic Airways' fleet consists of eighty E175s, among other types.
