Now that the E190-E2 is nearing service entry, Embraer has some difficult decisions to make as to its next big investment.

Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences, Dr. John S. Langford, was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.

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Embraer has the raised the technology and performance bars significantly with the E-Jet E2, but amid the improvements pilots will find much that is familiar. Photo: Embraer

Embraer is about to deliver the first Embraer 190-E2 to its launch operator Wideroe. Just prior to certification, reached at the end of February, Aviation Week was invited to fly the third prototype at Gaviao Peixoto and Sao Jose dos Campos. Evaluation pilot Tim Wuerfel tested the aircraft's maneuverability and the protections built into the new fly-by-wire system.

Bruce Whitman of Flight Safety International was awarded the Philip J. Klass Lifetime Achievement Award at Aviation Week's 61st annual Laureate Awards at the National Building Museum in Washington on March 1, 2018.

Qantas is shifting its attention to investing in its future fleet, but the carrier is remaining rigorous in its value analysis.