Regional, Business & General Aviation

CLEVELAND - Embraer has delivered its first next-generation Praetor 600E super-midsize business jet to long-term partner Flexjet, marking the operator as the official fleet launch customer for the updated model.

This milestone stems from a massive agreement valued at up to $7 billion that was established in early 2025, which encompasses firm orders and options for over 200 aircraft along with comprehensive maintenance services. The delivery follows the jet receiving flight certification from major aviation authoritie, including the FAA, EASA, and ANAC, in early 2026.

Flexjet's initial Praetor 600E features Embraer's exclusive Smart Window technology, a 42-inch 4K OLED screen paired with external cameras for high-definition streaming, real-time exterior viewing, and video conferencing. Engineered for long-distance international routes such as London-to-New York or São Paulo-to-Miami, the aircraft retains an impressive range of over 4,000 nautical miles while offering advanced safety features like full fly-by-wire controls, active turbulence reduction, and runway overrun alerting systems. Flexjet is scheduled to expand its fleet further with the first delivery of the smaller Praetor 500E model later in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Source: Embraer
Associated URL: https://www.embraer.com/media-center/en/?mediatype=NEWS&detail=32373-Inaugural-Praetor-600E-Delivered-to-Fleet-Launch-Customer-Flexjet-

WASHINGTON - Airbus and Boeing are largely performing as expected on the narrowbody side in terms of stabilizing and increasing production rates. But widebodies are another story.

The widebody segment has struggled and remained stagnant, with virtually no production growth over the past year. While neither OEM faces severe execution risk in meeting their annual delivery targets, the widebody segment is dragging down overall performance. As a result, narrowbody programs are effectively having to carry the weight and offset the widebody shortfall.

The A350 program has struggled the most. Heading into 2025, it had stabilized around its target rate of six aircraft per month, with ambitions to reach 10 per month by 2026. Instead, the opposite occurred, and the program is now struggling to stabilize back at six per month, and performance has degraded since mid-2025. The 787 also struggled in late 2025 and early this year after destabilizing from its target rate, though trends are currently improving.

The data in this insight are derived from our Commercial Aircraft OEM Intelligence Brief. For more in-depth OEM and program-specific analysis that incorporates this data and analysis to evaluate the health and execution of commercial aircraft manufacturers, explore the full Commercial Aircraft OEM Intelligence Brief.

Source: Forecast International
Associated URL: https://flightplan.forecastinternational.com/2026/09/16/narrowbodies-carry-the-weight-as-airbus-and-boeing-suffer-widebody-stagnation/
Author: G. Holve, Analyst 

BERMUDA - BermudAir has officially entered the air cargo market by securing a converted Embraer E190F jet through an agreement with lessor Regional One, making it the first operator of Embraer’s E-Freighter line in the Americas and only the second worldwide.

Building upon its current passenger fleet of E-Jets, the airline will utilize the freighter to bolster logistics across Bermuda, North America, and the Caribbean, focusing primarily on high-demand sectors such as express package delivery and e-commerce.

The main-deck freighter conversion provides BermudAir with a maximum payload capacity of roughly 13.5 metric tons alongside more than 100 cubic meters of usable volume. By selecting the E190F, the carrier aims to capitalize on the aircraft's efficiency, bridging the operational gap between smaller turboprops and larger narrowbody freighters through lower operating expenses and extended flight range across its regional network.

Source: Embraer
Associated URL: https://www.embraer.com/media-center/en/?mediatype=NEWS&detail=32157-BermudAir-Becomes-the-Second-Embraer-E-Freighter-Operator