Embraer — Commercial
Explore the E195-E2's range on the map →The Embraer E195-E2 can fly up to 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) as a ferry flight with no payload. With a full load of passengers and cargo, the range drops to approximately 2,655 nm (4,917 km). At its cruise speed of 472 kt, that's about 6h 21m of non-stop flying at ferry weight, or 5h 38m fully loaded.
The E195-E2 is the most fuel-efficient commercial aircraft per seat in its size category - Embraer claims a 25% advantage over the first-generation E195, and independent analysis largely confirms it. The secret is the Pratt & Whitney PW1900G geared turbofan, the same family of engines powering the A220 and A320neo, scaled for the E2's smaller airframe. A new composite wing with a higher aspect ratio than the first-generation E-Jets, combined with the GTF's efficiency, produces fuel burn figures that make the aircraft competitive with aircraft of significantly larger cabin cross-section.
Porter Airlines made the E195-E2 the centerpiece of its transformation from a regional Toronto Island carrier to a genuine mainline competitor. By ordering 50 E195-E2s and configuring them with premium economy and business class sections, Porter began competing with Air Canada and WestJet on Canadian mainline routes - and extended into the US market, using the aircraft's range for cross-border flying where the scope clause exemptions apply to a Canadian carrier. It's an unusual competitive positioning: a former commuter airline using a highly efficient small narrowbody to challenge established carriers on their home turf.
Wideroe in Norway operates the E195-E2 on Norwegian domestic routes where the aircraft's size and environmental profile matter enormously - Scandinavia has aggressive emissions taxation on domestic aviation. KLM Cityhopper uses it on thin European routes where the first-generation CRJ and Fokker aircraft it replaced were showing their age in both economics and passenger experience. The E2 represents Embraer's most credible answer to the A220 challenge: a different size, similar efficiency credentials, and a path for regional operators to grow into mainline operations without fleet type changes.
