Brazilian airframer Embraer delivered 47 jets in the second quarter of 2024, the same number as during the equivalent three-month period in 2023.
Sao Jose dos Campos-headquartered Embraer said on 19 July that it delivered 19 commercial jets – eight E175s, four E190-E2s and seven E195-E2s – and 27 executive jets, of which 20 were light and seven were mid-size, during the quarter that ended on 30 June.
It also delivered one C-390 Millennium to the Portuguese air force. It’s the second of five such airframes to be delivered to Lisbon.
The airframer ended the quarter with a firm order backlog of $21.1 billion, about 20% higher than at the same point a year ago.
In the first half of 2024, Embraer delivered 72 aircraft – 26 commercial and 45 executive – to customers, up from 62 during the first half of 2023.
“The main highlight of the period was the order for 20 E2 jets by Mexicana de Aviación – Mexico’s state-owned airline,” Embraer says. “The order includes 10 E190-E2 jets and another 10 E195-E2 jets, with deliveries scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2025.”
Singapore Airlines’ low-cost subsidiary Scoot took delivery of its first E190-E2 in April, the company adds. In addition, Embraer delivered its 1,800th E-Jet in May, to lessor Azorra for operation by Royal Jordanian Airlines.
The commercial firm order backlog is $11.3 billion, up 2% from last year. It consists of 382 jets – 179 E175s, 21 E190-E2s, and 182 E195-E2s.
On the executive jet side, Embraer delivered two Phenom 100s, 18 Phenom 300s, three Praetor 500s and four Praetor 600s. Embraer says that executive jets “continued to seize great sales momentum in both fleet and retail markets, demonstrating solid delivery performance and maintaining a positive book-to-bill ratio”.
The defence and security backlog was $2.1 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2024, but the company says that that figure could rise substantially in the next few months.
“The selection of the C-390 by some countries in Europe has not yet been incorporated into the backlog, which represents a significant source of potential growth for the coming quarters.”
