It was small, easy maintain, cheap to acquire and operate, relatively fast and passengers loved it. Seeing this, then-relatively unknown Brazilian aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, designed and built a cheap, 15-21 passenger turboprop airliner variant of their Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante military transport, with it entering service in 1973.Īlthough small in today’s terms for a regional airliner, the EMB 110 was exactly what many of these airlines were looking for. Whilst regional jets did existed, they were quite expensive and almost impossible for these newer airlines to acquire without the financial backing of an extremely wealthy financier or an extremely generous loan. Over the course of the late 1960’s and 1970’s, whilst the jet craze of the 1950’s was still in full swing, the concept of regional and feeder airlines became quite popular, with hundreds being set up during this time. Before producing regional jets, Embraer produced regional turboprops, with their most famous being the Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia.ĭespite selling 354 times and being loved and used by airlines all across the world, many of the Brasilia’s passengers absolutely hate the jet… Pre-Embraer EMB-120 Today, Embraer is famous for its regional jets, primarily its ERJ, E-Jet and E-Jet E2 families.
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