From Jan. 16, 2024, Porter will open daily service between Toronto Pearson and Los Angeles, with daily service to San Francisco starting nine days later.
Scoot continues to expand its Embraer E-Jet support and services capabilities, signing for a Pool Program services agreement with the Brazilian manufacturer.
Certification of the Embraer E195-E2 by the Civil Aviation Administration of China follows approval of the smaller E190-E2 announced at Zhuhai Airshow in 2022.
Embraer President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto is confident the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial aircraft delivery volume will continue its steady recovery.
Over 300 captain or captain-eligible pilots have transferred to Air Canada from Jazz Aviation over the past year, reports the regional airline’s parent Chorus.
Remaining regional aircraft OEMs ATR and Embraer continue to wait for fresh, strong demand. If the hesitation is structural, the outlook could stay grim.
Embraer announced two firm orders for the Embraer 175 and 195-E2 at the Paris Air Show on June 20 and confirmed the entry of Avolon as another E2 lessor.
Aerolineas Argentinas is working to build its Airbus widebody fleet back to pre-pandemic levels and is considering adding Embraer E2s to its operations.
Embraer says its Pratt & Whitney PW1000G powered E2 airliners appear to be less affected by the reliability issues currently faced by some Airbus operators.