19 February, 2019: Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies has delivered the GTF PW1900G production engines to Embraer for the E195-E2 aircraft at Embraer's E2 final assembly line in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil.
The E195-E2 is expected to enter into service with Azul Brazilian Airlines in the second half of 2019. Embraer's E190-E2 aircraft, which entered service in April 2018 with Widerøe, followed by Air Astana in December 2018 is also powered by the Pratt & Whitney PW1900G engine.
"Delivering the first production engines for the E195-E2 is an important milestone for the programme," said Graham Webb, vice president of Commercial Engine Programmes at Pratt & Whitney. "We look forward to continuing to work together to support Embraer's second GTF-powered E2 aircraft model."
The E195-E2 aircraft, when compared to the previous-generation E195 has more than 24 percent reduction in fuel burn per seat. It has NOx emissions 50 percent below the ICAO CAEP/6 regulation and 19dB to 20dB of ICAO Chapter 4 cumulative noise margin.
Besides being selected as the exclusive propulsion system for the E2 commercial aircraft, the APS2600E auxiliary power unit (APU) of Pratt & Whitney is the sole-sourced APU for the E2 family. The airline gets greater flexibility because of the APS2600E APU as it increases the altitude ceiling for ETOPS and other operations, and by providing a significant increase in electrical power delivery to fulfil the needs of today's airlines.
Fernando Antonio Oliveira, Embraer's E2 Programme Director said, "We are excited to receive the GTF production engines for the initial serial production of the E195-E2, as we know firsthand the advantages that these engines provide to our customers and the environment."