Crossover Narrowbody Jets

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has issued type certification for the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 regional jets.

Porter Airlines will launch the route from Oct. 4 with an Embraer E195-E2 aircraft configured to carry 132 passengers.

What are the prospects for the crossover jet sector? Will airlines switch over to them, rather than using smaller variants of narrowbody jets?

Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras (Azul) and aeronautical engineering company LHColus Tecnologia have put the Embraer 195 E1 into service as a Class F freighter.

Qantas will mark the end of an era with the departure of one of its Boeing 717 jets, the first of its type to be registered and flown in Australia.

Omani LCC SalamAir, which has ordered six E195 E2s and placed purchase rights for a further six, is a regional jet first-timer.

The Belgian unit of European leisure airline TUI Airways has acquired Embraer E195-E2s.

Embraer believes the market for crossover jets is steadily increasing and will form a seam that can be profitably mined by its E2 series of regional jets.