Embraer Order Backlog Hits Record $35.7 Billion as E2 Jet Orders Grow

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, 23 October 2026 – Brazilian planemaker Embraer, which describes itself as the leading maker of commercial jets with up to 150 seats, said its order backlog reached a record US$35.7 billion at the end of the third quarter, up 3% from June and 14% from a year earlier, the company announced.

The backlog is the value of firm orders that have not yet been delivered. All four of Embraer’s businesses (airline jets, business jets, military aircraft and services) grew their order books over the year.

Who ordered E2 jets

Embraer booked 36 firm orders for its E2 family of regional jets in the July-September quarter, plus 30 options and purchase rights. According to the company, the main deals were:

• Abra Group, the parent of Brazil’s Gol and Colombia’s Avianca: 20 firm E195-E2s, with options and purchase rights for 25 more
• ANA Holdings of Japan: 8 more E190-E2s, taking its firm order to 23
• Binter of Spain’s Canary Islands: 5 more E195-E2s and 4 purchase rights
• Luxair: converted 3 E190-E2 purchase rights into firm orders, for a total order book of 9 aircraft

That brings firm E2 orders to 72 so far in 2026. The commercial aviation backlog stood at US$15.8 billion, and Embraer said its book-to-bill ratio for airline jets over the past 12 months was 1.2, meaning it took in more orders than it delivered.

Business jets, defense and services

The business jet backlog hit a record US$8.2 billion. Embraer launched the Phenom 300EV, which has Garmin’s Emergency Autoland system, and delivered the first Praetor 600E to launch customer Flexjet. In defense, Colombia’s air force signed for two KC-390 Millennium transports, bringing firm KC-390 orders to 43.

The services business also reached a record, at US$5.6 billion. Its new contracts included a long-term support deal for the 40-strong E190 fleet of Alliance Airlines, the Australian charter and regional operator, and one for Portugalia’s 19 E190s.

Deliveries are rising too

Embraer reported earlier this month that it delivered 66 aircraft between July and September, its best third quarter ever and 6% more than a year earlier, according to its delivery update filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Airline jets made up 22 of those: 11 E175s and 11 E2s (four E190-E2s and seven E195-E2s). Over the first nine months the company delivered 175 aircraft, up from 153.

For the full year Embraer still expects to deliver 80 to 85 airline jets and 160 to 170 business jets. AeroTime calculates that the 167 commercial and business jets delivered so far represent about 67% of that combined 240-255 target, leaving a busy final quarter.

What it means for passengers

The E2 is the size of jet many travelers meet on thinner routes: Embraer lists the E195-E2 with 120 to 146 seats, four abreast, so there is no middle seat. Our A220-300 vs E195-E2 comparison looks at how it stacks up against Airbus’s rival, which competes for the same airline orders. A larger backlog means more of these jets entering airline fleets over the next few years, mostly in Brazil, Japan and Europe based on this quarter’s customers.

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Sources: Embraer news release, 23 October 2026; Embraer third-quarter deliveries release (SEC Form 6-K), 2 October 2026; AeroTime, 23 October 2026.

Featured image: FlyingFuel graphic using a photo of KLM Cityhopper Embraer E195-E2 PH-NXC landing at Berlin Brandenburg by MarcelX42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.