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Embraer delivers its 1,300th E-Jet to Tianjin airways

Embraer reached one more milestone on 2nd December, 2016 with its E-Jets application – the shipping of the 1,300th aircraft. The E-Jet, an E195, was handed over to China’s Tianjin airlines in a rite at the factor unit in São José dos Campos. This delivery brings the Tianjin airlines E-Jet fleet to 45, the largest in Asia.

“We dedicate this milestone to all our customers who have embraced the E-Jets philosophy. Without each of them, we would never have achieved such success with the program,” said John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation. “It’s a great pleasure to share this exciting moment with Tianjin. We’ve been partners for many years and we look forward to many more decades, as the airline grows with the E2.”

All through Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2014 state visit to Brazil, Embraer and Tianjin airways signed an agreeement for up to 20 E195s and 20 E190-E2s. The primary E2 is scheduled to be delivered to Tianjin airlines in 2018.

Tianjin airlines are amongst Embraer’s earliest clients in China. In 2008, it became the primary airline to perform an E-Jet in the country. It is also the Embraer Authorized Service Center in the region.

Liu Lu, Executive Chairman and President of Tianjin Airlines, said this is another milestone for Tianjin Airlines. “Tianjin Airlines started as a regional carrier, and E-Jets have played a crucial role in our fleet optimization and route expansion. Tianjin Airlines is also the largest E-Jets operator in Asia with 62 aircraft, which redefined the operation model of regional aviation in China. We are proud to receive the 1,300th E-Jet of Embraer and we look forward to the new E-Jets E2 to bring us even more value.”

Embraer has been leading the Chinese regional aviation industry with a market share around 80% of regional jet orders. To this point, the organisation has logged orders for 190 business commercial aircraft, 21 of that are pending government authority’s approval.

Embraer is the world’s leading producer of commercial jets up to a hundred thirty seats. More than a 100 customers round the world fly the ERJ and E-Jet families of aircraft. For the E-Jets program alone, Embraer has logged greater than 1,700 orders and 1,300 deliveries, redefining the conventional concept of regional aircraft with the aid of operating throughout a range of business applications.