Embraer has delivered its 2,000th E-Jet, an E195-E2 handed over to Brazilian carrier Azul, more than 22 years after the aircraft family entered commercial service.
The milestone aircraft was delivered on September 2 during an event at Embraer’s facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil. According to the manufacturer, the 2,000 deliveries place the E-Jet among the three largest commercial jet families in history.
Since entering service in 2004, E-Jets have accumulated approximately 48 million flight hours and carried more than 2.85 billion passengers. More than 90 airlines in over 60 countries have operated aircraft from the family.
The 2,000th aircraft also illustrates how the program has evolved. The original E-Jet generation comprised the E170, E175, E190 and E195, while the second generation currently consists of the E190-E2 and larger E195-E2.
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Embraer had delivered 1,973 E-Jets by the end of June 2026, meaning another 27 aircraft were handed over in slightly more than two months for the program to reach 2,000 deliveries.
Six models account for 2,000 deliveries
Three members of the original E-Jet family are no longer produced, making their delivery totals definitive. Embraer built 191 E170s, 568 E190s and 172 E195s.
The E175 remains in production and is by far the most numerous individual E-Jet variant. Embraer had delivered 829 aircraft through June, with at least five additional examples appearing in fleet records during July and August. Its total can therefore be estimated at more than 830 aircraft.
The second-generation E190-E2 and E195-E2 also remain in production. Through June, Embraer had delivered 38 E190-E2s and 175 E195-E2s. Fleet records indicate at least two additional E190-E2s and several E195-E2s have been delivered since then, putting the respective totals at around 40 and more than 180 aircraft.
The exact breakdown of the 2,000 E-Jets by variant will only become clear when Embraer releases its third-quarter delivery figures. Fleet databases do not necessarily capture deliveries immediately, particularly when ownership is transferred while an aircraft remains at São José dos Campos before departing for its operator.
The figures nevertheless show the very different commercial performance of the six variants. The E175 alone accounts for more than 40% of all E-Jets delivered, supported by extensive use among US regional airlines. The E190 was the most successful of the larger first-generation variants, with 568 produced, more than three times the 172 E195s.
Among the second-generation aircraft, the E195-E2 has established a substantial lead over the smaller E190-E2. The planned E175-E2 has not entered commercial service and is not included in the 2,000-aircraft total.
From 1,000 to 2,000
Embraer launched the E-Jet program in 1999 and the first E170 flew in February 2002. Deliveries began in 2004, with LOT Polish Airlines operating the first commercial E-Jet service between Warsaw and Vienna in March of that year.
The program reached 1,000 deliveries in September 2013, when an E175 was handed over to Republic Airways in the United States.
Five years later, another E175 became the 1,500th E-Jet. The aircraft was delivered to US regional carrier Horizon Air in December 2018.
The final 500 aircraft took almost eight years to deliver, a period that included the sharp downturn in aircraft demand during the Covid-19 pandemic and Embraer’s transition from the original E190 and E195 to their E2 successors.
The first E190-E2 entered commercial service with Norwegian regional airline Widerøe in 2018. The larger E195-E2 followed in 2019 with Azul as its launch operator.
Azul receives 2,000th aircraft
The aircraft delivered on September 2 is also Azul’s 50th E195-E2. The Brazilian airline has received 145 Embraer aircraft since its creation, including E190s, E195s and E195-E2s.
Azul began commercial operations in December 2008 using first-generation E-Jets and became an important customer for the family as it expanded its domestic network. Embraer aircraft have accounted for 56% of all flights operated by the airline since its creation.
The 2,000th E-Jet is owned by US aircraft lessor Azorra and is the tenth E2 it has delivered to Azul.
