Embraer upbeat on E2 prospects in reviving Asia-Pacific airline market

Embraer is increasingly optimistic about E-Jet sales in the competitive Asia-Pacific market, as it continues work on its possible turboprop offering. Following the difficult years of the Coronavirus pandemic, Asia-Pacific airlines are starting to look at renewing their fleets, creating an opportunity for Embraer, says Martyn Holmes, chief commercial officer of Embraer Commercial Aviation.<br/>He points to Singapore low-cost carrier Scoot’s decision in early 2023 to lease nine E190-E2s, which will make it Southeast Asia’s first operator of the re-engined regional jet. “I find myself more frequently here,” says Holmes, speaking to FlightGlobal at Malaysia’s Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition. “The team are doing really great work and we see great potential for the E2 in the Asia-Pacific… It’s a great time to be showing the aircraft out here.” For the 2023 edition of LIMA, Embraer brought the E195-E2, which appeared in the static park, having shown the smaller E190-E2 in 2019. Holmes adds that the E195-E2 is still undergoing the certification process in China after the E190-E2 attained the milestone in late 2022.<br/>