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• Ricardo Meier
Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional-ownership company the fleet launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize business jet. The delivery follows a 2024 agreement covering 182 aircraft and 30 options, valued at approximately $7 billion, and arrives ahead of schedule.
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Embraer has delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional-ownership company the fleet launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize business jet. The delivery follows a 2024 agreement covering 182 aircraft and 30 options, valued at approximately $7 billion, and arrives ahead of schedule.
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BermudAir is entering the dedicated freighter market with a leased Embraer E190F, becoming the aircraft’s first operator in the Americas and its second worldwide. The move expands the Bermuda-based carrier beyond passenger operations while giving Embraer’s passenger-to-freighter program another early customer.
Embraer is working with an undisclosed A-29 Super Tucano customer to certify a counter-UAS capability for the light-attack turboprop. The airframer is positioning the aircraft as a cost-effective air-to-air option for defending against unmanned threats, expanding its role beyond conventional light-attack missions.
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BermudAir will add an Embraer E190F converted passenger-to-freighter aircraft through a lease with Regional One, becoming the second operator worldwide and the first in the Americas to deploy the type. The freighter arrives as U.S.-Bermuda freight traffic shows favorable conditions, while the airline retains its Embraer fleet ahead of its A220 transition.
Breeze Airways has retired its final Embraer E190, ending the aircraft’s presence in U.S. commercial service. The milestone closes a chapter for Embraer’s first-generation E-Jet in the American market while highlighting the E2 family’s potential as the company’s next-generation offering.
Embraer has unveiled the first C-390 Millennium in the colors of Uzbekistan’s Air and Air Defence Forces, marking the type’s entry into Central Asia. The aircraft appears to have originally been prepared for delivery to Brazil, suggesting a reassignment in the program’s customer pipeline.
QantasLink plans to place its first in-house Embraer E190 into commercial service in January 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The move would mark the Australian regional carrier’s entry into operating the aircraft type directly, although the available report does not provide further details on fleet size or routes.
Nigeria’s Air Peace has begun operating the Embraer E175, introducing the regional jet into its commercial fleet. The start of E175 service marks a fleet development for Air Peace and adds an important African operator to Embraer’s regional aircraft customer base.
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