Embraer to be known as Boeing Brazil
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175-E2 is dead? Embraer just started the first 175-E2 assembly literally this week!
The only hope is that some of the 175 backlog converts, then again, there are less than 200 of those...
Airbus moved quickly and acquired the C-Series Ltd. as soon as they had a chance, while Boeing first rejected Bombardier's offer to cooperate on C-series, and was then caught napping when the aircraft market "suddenly" shifted from under them
Like the A320neo forced the MAX, and the A321XLR is going to force, well, nothing...they lost that market.
As noted before, the ENTIRE line for Embraer made $400 million, not just the part Boeing purchased. The bulk of the sales were in the part of the commercial business that Boeing did NOT purchase.
Question for you future, in the US, are the airlines replacing the E series with E2's, or A220 series?
No one wants the 190E2, and the 195E2 is no where near the ac the 220 is...(Where are the 190/195 E2 sales?)
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The original launch customer for the E175-E2 was SkyWest in the USA and being a regional airline, they were subjected to scope clauses from their mainline partners which limited the size of the aircraft which they could operate. With the E2 having an MTOW higher than the legacy E175, it no longer met the scope clauses to which SkyWest operates and consequently they have had to drop their orders. It was not for a lack of faith in the product which you seem to be alluding to with your post.
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The original launch customer for the E175-E2 was SkyWest in the USA and being a regional airline, they were subjected to scope clauses from their mainline partners which limited the size of the aircraft which they could operate. With the E2 having an MTOW higher than the legacy E175, it no longer met the scope clauses to which SkyWest operates and consequently they have had to drop their orders. It was not for a lack of faith in the product which you seem to be alluding to with your post.
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Because composite wings would have been a sub-optimal choice for the E2.
You seem to think there's something magical about composite wings. Well there isn't. You trade off weight vs. cost. Embraer did a full analysis comparing composite wing cost vs. benefits for the E2 mission profile and decided that traditional wings were superior. And for the E2, they're exactly right!
The division Boeing took stake in is the most profitable division of Embraer, as I've explained multiple times now.
CNBC: "Under the terms of the deal finalized in December, Boeing will pay $4.2 billion to control Embraer’s most profitable division, supplying passenger jets to airlines."
Reuters: "Embraer is finalizing a deal to sell 80 percent of its commercial aviation division, its most profitable unit, to Boeing for $4.2 billion..."
I'm done here.
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When comparing the E2-Series with the A220/CSeries, saying that the latter is the better aircraft is maybe a bit like saying that a Mercedes is better than a Ford. The Dash 8-400 is also a better aircraft than the ATR72, yet the latter outsells the former by a big margin. The E-Series was built to be cheap (and lightweight) and that shows everywhere around the aircraft. Embraer/Boeing Brazil will probably have to sell it cheaper than Airbus but with a Brazil production line it can probably do so still turning a profit as labor will be cheaper than in Quebec or the US.
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Composite wing may not have been the best solution for the old fuselage, probably not cost effective to redesign the wingbox and everything based on the wing. The 195-E2 is cheaper than the -300, but pax count and range put the -200 far ahead.
Sales of the 190 or 190-E2, 175-E2 are virtually non-existant.
Bottom line is sales. Jetblue did not go with E2, they went with 220. Jetblue is dumping its fleet of 10 year old 190's and will not have any by 2025 as they were too expensive to operate. Saving 25% on an aircraft that was too expensive to operate is not a plus.
Sales of the 190 or 190-E2, 175-E2 are virtually non-existant.
Bottom line is sales. Jetblue did not go with E2, they went with 220. Jetblue is dumping its fleet of 10 year old 190's and will not have any by 2025 as they were too expensive to operate. Saving 25% on an aircraft that was too expensive to operate is not a plus.
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It's the end result that matters. The above discussion didn't imply SkyWest didn't have trust in E2. I don't see anything that might have caused you to believe that. E-jets are wonderful planes and served well both to Embraer and their customers. They sold what?... 1500 of them. What we were talking about is the fact that 175-E2 doesn't have any orders. The reason for that is irrelevant. Hence my dramatic metaphor.
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The financials are a sinking boat, while there was the $400 million in 2018, most of it was in the first quarter, and by 4th quarter it was losing big, mostly due to lack of sales of the E2 series.
018 was also half of what is was in 2017...
Sorry, just dont see the E2 as much of a contender anymore. I have no idea what Mitsu buying the CRJ will have on the rest of the Embraer line.
018 was also half of what is was in 2017...
Sorry, just dont see the E2 as much of a contender anymore. I have no idea what Mitsu buying the CRJ will have on the rest of the Embraer line.
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KLM to buy up to 35 Embraer 195-E2 jets:
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...r-list-459202/
Additionally, Spanish regional Binter Canarias -- the European launch customer for the 195-E2 -- exercised an option to buy two more 195-E2s, totaling five firm orders.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...r-list-459202/
Additionally, Spanish regional Binter Canarias -- the European launch customer for the 195-E2 -- exercised an option to buy two more 195-E2s, totaling five firm orders.
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Embraer and Boeing are smiling either way.
A big factor right now is the relatively low cost of fuel. If you're already a large E175 customer, the higher initial cost of the E2 version might not compensate for the per trip cost savings from better fuel efficiency. (KLM doesn't own any E195s so buying 195-E2 makes sense for them).
The CSeries / A220 is in a worse position in this respect, since it was designed when Bombardier was projecting oil price going to $150/barrel in their business case. That justified a much more expensive clean-sheet aircraft as long as it's fuel efficient compared to the current fleet. But oil today is closer to $60 than to $150, and Bombardier -- having placed the wrong bet -- is likely mere days away from exiting the commercial aircraft business.
A big factor right now is the relatively low cost of fuel. If you're already a large E175 customer, the higher initial cost of the E2 version might not compensate for the per trip cost savings from better fuel efficiency. (KLM doesn't own any E195s so buying 195-E2 makes sense for them).
The CSeries / A220 is in a worse position in this respect, since it was designed when Bombardier was projecting oil price going to $150/barrel in their business case. That justified a much more expensive clean-sheet aircraft as long as it's fuel efficient compared to the current fleet. But oil today is closer to $60 than to $150, and Bombardier -- having placed the wrong bet -- is likely mere days away from exiting the commercial aircraft business.
