Staff reviewer Angelique van Campen tries another X-plane 9.760 / 10.11 (soon 10.20 too) aircraft; the SSG (Supercritical Simulations Group) Embraer E-190LR. According to Angelique ” Why did I enjoy reviewing the SSG Embraer E-190LR?” “For the simple reason that it looks nice, the 3d cockpit is well modeled and many systems or knobs, switches...

Embraer S.A. and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at establishing a joint-venture which could lead to the production of AgustaWestland helicopters in Brazil to be marketed for both commercial and military use in Brazil and Latin America. Preliminary studies by Embraer and...

Embraer has decided to switch engine suppliers, design two new sets of wings and integrate a closed-loop fly-by-wire system as it moves closer to launching a “second-generation” E-Jet later this year. In a coup for engine maker Pratt & Whitney, the next version of the E-170 and E-190 family will be powered by the PW1700G and PW1900G geared...

Embraer has signed a firm order of four EMBRAER 190s jets with Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the national carrier of Azerbaijan. Deliveries are planned to start in the third quarter of 2013. The total value of the deal is USD 180.8 million, at list price, which will be included in Embraer’s fourth quarter of 2012 backlog. AZAL has also purchased from Embraer,...

Embraer reaches a significant milestone today, with the delivery of its 900th E-Jet, an EMBRAER 190, to Kenya Airways in a ceremony held at the company’s headquarters in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. Today, E-Jets are in service with more than 60 airlines from 40 countries with four different types of business models – mainline, low-cost carriers,...