PARIS AIR SHOW - Embraer SA and SkyWest Inc signed a firm order for 100 E175-E2 aircraft at the Paris Air Show. The deal includes another 100 purchase rights, bringing the total potential of the order to 200 aircraft. If all the orders are exercised, the contract has an estimated value, at list price, of $9.36 billion.
This new contract is in addition to SkyWest's previous order in May for up to 200 current-generation E175 aircraft; therefore, the potential order of E-Jets at SkyWest may reach 400 aircraft. As the first operator to order the E175-E2, SkyWest becomes the launch customer for that aircraft, one of three E-Jets E2 models. SkyWest, of St. George, Utah, is the largest regional airline group in the world. It is the parent company of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines, both of which have been longtime operators of Embraer aircraft.
Embraer plans to deliver the first E2 aircraft in early 2018. The E2 family features new, more fuel-efficient engines and a redesigned wing, among other improvements to the current generation of Embraer regional jets.
