Embraer secures another major E2 order from TrueNoord for up to 40 E195-E2s

Embraer has announced that TrueNoord, an aircraft lessor focused on regional jets, has placed a firm order for 20 E195-E2 aircraft, as well as 20 options, for the next-generation jet. The Brazilian company said that the lessor has also secured 10 options for the E175.

Anne-Bart Tieleman, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TrueNoord, said that this was the lessor’s first-ever direct order from a manufacturer. Ch-aviation records showed that the aircraft lessor owns and manages 102 aircraft, including one Airbus A330-200, with its customer portfolio being comprised of various airlines, including regional and mainline carriers, around the world.

TrueNoord also owns six E195-E2 aircraft. The jets, acquired via a sale-leaseback (SLB), are currently in service with Canada’s Porter Airlines.

Arjan Meijer, the CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, added that the fact that TrueNoord’s first direct order was from Embraer and for its E195-E2 aircraft was a “strong endorsement of the E2 family’s capabilities and success in the market, and a testament to the trust and collaboration between our teams.”

For Embraer, the year has been very successful in terms of sales for the E195-E2. The aircraft, which has an exit limit of 146 passengers, or a typical, three-class configuration of 120 seats, held the planemaker’s second-largest commercial aircraft firm backlog with 190 aircraft at the end of Q2 2025.

In comparison, the other two actively produced Embraer jets, the E175 and E190-E2, had firm backlogs of 208 and 39 aircraft, respectively. While the Brazilian company has yet to release its backlog filing for Q3 2025, it previously disclosed that it had delivered seven E175, two E190-E2, and 11 E195-E2 during the latter quarter.

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This is the fourth major E2 aircraft family’s order in 2025. In September, Avelo Airlines also announced its first-ever direct order, purchasing up to 100 E195-E2s (50 firm, 50 options), while less than two weeks later, LATAM Airlines signed an agreement for 24 firm and 50 options for the largest E2 family aircraft.

In July, SAS ordered 45 E195-E2, with an additional 10 options. In February, Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) said it would buy 15 E190-E2s, as well as five more options, with the Japanese carrier firming up 15 aircraft during the Paris Airshow in June.

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Unlike the Airbus A320neo or the Boeing 737 MAX 8, or even the pair’s smaller siblings, A319neo and 737 MAX 7, the E195-E2 has much shorter lead times. Both Airbus and Boeing have sold out their narrowbody delivery slots until the 2030s, which does not even include the fact that the 737 MAX 7 – which is much heavier and less economical than the E195-E2 – has yet to be certified.

For example, Embraer should deliver LATAM’s first E195-E2 in H2 2026, while SAS should welcome its E195-E2 in H2 2027. Airlink, which finalized its E195-E2 lease agreement with Azorra in August 2025, welcomed its first E195-E2 in October.

While the E195-E2’s capacity is smaller than the A320neo or 737 MAX 8, with both having exit limits of 194 and 189, respectively, due to its smaller weight and next-generation engines that come from the same Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine family, it is as efficient as the two larger narrowbodies, and could be used to serve markets where the A320neo and/or 737 MAX 8 are too big.