Overview
- Embraer received DGCA type certification on July 7, 2026, covering the E190, E195 and the next‑generation E195‑E2 and formally permitting their sale and commercial operation in India.
- The approval removes the legal requirement under India’s Aircraft Rules for new types and lets airlines use these jets to serve routes that are too long for turboprops but too small for large narrowbodies.
- Embraer says the E195‑E2 is one of the world’s quietest and most fuel‑efficient small single‑aisle jets and that the E‑Jet family can fly up to seven hours and operate from short or low‑strength runways.
- The company is continuing commercial talks with Indian carriers for fleet purchases reportedly totalling as many as about 200 aircraft while also deepening an MoU with Adani Defence & Aerospace to explore a Final Assembly Line, with Dholera reported as a likely site.
- The certification builds on Embraer’s existing presence of nearly 50 aircraft in India and could lower costs for regional routes, expand air links for tier‑2 and tier‑3 cities under UDAN, and create local manufacturing and supply‑chain jobs if a FAL is realised.