Embraer secured a firm order for 60 E175 jets from SkyWest at the Paris Air Show, the company said during a press conference on June 18, 2025. The American regional airline also has options for 50 additional aircraft, bringing the total to up to 110 jets.
SkyWest has a fleet of 263 aircraft and an existing backlog of 16 aircraft.
“As the largest E175 owner and operator worldwide, we're pleased to continue growing our E175 fleet and enhance our dual-class footprint,” said SkyWest CEO and president Chip Childs. “This order enables us to advance our long-term fleet strategy and to continue to deliver the premier regional product in the industry.”
“The E175 is the cornerstone of regional aviation in North America, and this order underscores SkyWest's confidence in our aircraft's performance, reliability, and passenger comfort,” said Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO and president Arjan Meijer in a statement.
The order is scheduled to commence deliveries from 2027.
In addition, the manufacturer announced that Bridges Air Cargo will be the first operator of its new passenger-to-freight conversion aircraft, the E-Freighter E190F and to be leased from Regional One. The jet is the first of two conversion and is expected to start operating in Bridges' fleet in the third quarter of this year.
Bridges Air Cargo are a logistics provider for companies such as UPS and DHL.
During the press conference, Embraer management said that the lessor Regional One has increased its order from two E190F to four. Management said this order demonstrated its “real support and leadership in the E-Freighter market”.
During the same press conference, the company said that South African regional airline Airlink has selected 10 new E195-E2 jets, with the aircraft to be leased from lessor Azorra. Embraer said the aircraft will allow the company to further grow across Africa.
Azorra CEO and founder John Evans confirmed that first delivery would commence either late September or early October.
Meijer also said during the event that Embraer is “leaving the peak as we speak” for the impact of aircraft on ground (AOG) from the contaminated metal issues on the geared turbofan (GTF) engines.
“We really believe that we will see in the next six months a downward trend on the number of AOGs in the market,” said Meijer. “We're getting over the hump and we believe that by the second half of this year, we will see the AOGs on this engine going down.”