Jets are designed to meet transportation demand of e-commerce and modern trade
08/03/2022
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Embraer’s converted E-Jet
Embraer unveiled on Monday its entry into the air freight market with the launch of passenger-to-freight conversions of models E190F and E195F.
The jets are designed to meet the transportation demand of e-commerce and modern trade, which “require fast deliveries and decentralized operations,” the company said.
The conversion is available for E190 and E195 aircraft, scheduled to start operating in early 2024. Embraer projects a market for aircraft of this size of nearly 700 units over 20 years.
The new freighters fill a gap in the market, positioning themselves between turboprops and larger narrowbody jets, said Arjan Meijer, CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation. “Our P2F E-Jet conversion hits the market as the demand for airfreight continues to take off, and as e-commerce and trade, in general, undergoes a global structural transformation,” he said.
The conversion will be done at Embraer’s units in Brazil and the jets can handle payloads of 10.7 tonnes (E190F) and 12.3 tonnes (E195F).
By Stella Fontes — São Paulo
Source: Valor International