Embraer is briefing airlines on a proposed new 86-seat stretch development of the ERJ- 170 regional jet that would serve to close the gap between baseline 70-seater and larger ERJ-190 derivatives ...

Brazil’s Embraer staged perhaps its most anticipated achievement since the introduction of the 50-seat ERJ-145 when on February 19 the 70-seat Embraer 170 Bunce is retiring this month.

but it will not be a feature on the airline's larger 108-seat 195. Embraer hopes to have an operational certificate for the speedbrake a year after the 170 receives airworthiness approval.

EMBRAER ACHEIVES CERTIFICATION FOR 170 REGIONAL JET - Brazilian plane-maker Embraer secured Brazilian, European and U.S. approval for its 70- to 78-passenger Embraer 170 regional jet, the first of ...

The E170 is shorter than the E175, accommodating fewer passengers in a typical seating configuration ... Since its introduction in 2004, Embraer's E-Jet family has become a staple of regional ...

Like the 156-seat Airbus A320 JetBlue currently flies ... which also includes two smaller versions, the Embraer 170 and 175, and the slightly larger 195. It estimates demand for the planes ...