During the second quarter of 2018, Embraer has delivered 28 jets and 20 business jets, being 15 light jets and 5 large jets. On June 30, Embraer’s firm order backlog totaled $17.4 billion.
In 2Q18, Embraer celebrated a major milestone when Norway’s Widerøe took delivery of the first production E190-E2 in early April in a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil. Air Costa’s order for 50 E-Jets E2 is no longer considered in Embraer’s backlog as of the end of 2Q18. This backlog adjustment has no impact on the E2’s production or delivery schedule for 2018 or for 2019.
Embraer signed a firm order with American Airlines for15 E175 jets with a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of $705 million, based on current list prices, and deliveries will take place in 2019 between March and November. Embraer and Mauritania Airlines announced during the Farnborough Airshow 2018 a firm order for two E175 jets with a 76-seat configuration. The contract, valued at $93.8 million, based on current list prices, was signed in June and therefore included in the 2Q18 backlog. Deliveries will take place in 2019.
During the Farnborough Airshow, Embraer also announced firm orders for 25 E175 jets to United Airlines and for 10 E195-E2 jets to Kuwait’s Wataniya Airways to be included in the 3Q18 backlog. The other announcements in the airshow, including Republic Airways, are expected to be incorporated in the Embraer’s backlog by the end of 2018.