Embraer’s 1,600th E-Jet Delivered to Helvetic Airways

Embraer celebrated today the delivery of its 1,600th E-Jet, an E190-E2. Helvetic Airways of Switzerland received the milestone aircraft. Airlines and leasing companies from some 50 countries have added Embraer E-Jets to their fleets since the first-generation jets entered revenue service in 2004. The new, highly fuel-efficient second-generation E-Jets family, the E2s, started flying with airlines in 2018.   “It’s a tremendous milestone in the E-Jets program and in the company’s history,” said Arjan Meijer chief executive of Embraer’s commercial aircraft division. “Over the years I have been personally very close to Helvetic and their E-Jets fleet planning project. Everyone at