Embraer has delivered the 1,500th E-Jet airliner, a 76-seat E175 for Alaska Airlines subsidiary Horizon Air. The milestone aircraft was handed over in a ceremony at Embraer’s São José dos Campos factory on December 18. “Delivering our 1,500th E-Jet is no small feat,” said John Slattery, Embraer Commercial Aviation president & CEO. “Celebrating this special milestone
This week's Throwback Thursday feature is from the August 2008 edition of Australian Aviation, which looks at the Embraer E-Jet experience in Australia.
In the nine years since their launch, the Embraer worldwide fleet of E-Jets has achieved a landmark 10 million flight hours and the completion of seven million flight cycles in May. With more than 1,200 firm orders from airlines worldwide and nearly 1,000 jets delivered to more than 60 airline companies in 43 countries on
