Embraer has received type certification from Transport Canada Civil Aviation for its E195-E2 and E190-E2. The Brazilian manufacturer says that Canadian carrier Porter Airlines will receive the first of 50 on-order E195-E2s from the airframer's assembly line in Sao Jose dos Campos in the coming days. It will be the first E195-E2 to operate in North America, the airframer notes. In addition to the on-order aircraft, Toronto-based Porter Airlines has options for a further 50 E195-E2s. Data shows that Canadian carrier Jazz has 25 E175s. One of these aircraft is listed in storage. Calgary-based Avmax Aircraft Leasing has two ERJ-145s in storage.

Delta Air Lines expects that its 2023 revenue will be 15-20% higher than this year's. "Demand for air travel remains robust as we exit the year, and Delta's momentum is building," states chief executive Ed Bastian. The US carrier has also adjusted its revenue forecast for 2022's fourth quarter, to a 7-8% increase versus the pre-pandemic fourth quarter of 2019 from a previous 5-9%. Atlanta-based Delta generated $14 billion in operating revenue in the third quarter, up 11% compared with the same period three years ago, despite reducing capacity 17%. The US major expects to fully restore its network to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, and foresees a 5-7% reduction in non-fuel unit expenses.

Regional jet manufacturer Embraer is still sitting on the fence about whether to go ahead with a new-generation regional turboprop but argues that strong demand exists for such an aircraft and will keep working with potential suppliers. The company says on 14 December it has postponed some supplier decisions to allow more time to reach targets on “performance, maintenance, and sustainability”. During an interview in October, Embraer advised it would decide by the end of 2022 whether to progress from the “advanced design stage to detailed design” for the new aircraft by the second quarter of 2023. “Market studies and discussions with airlines shows strong demand exists globally for an advanced, next generation, turboprop aircraft,” the Brazilian airframer says on 14 December. “As of today, the options available from a few suppliers are not yet there with respect to all targets. Embraer has decided to postpone the decision on whether to go ahead with a next-generation turboprop aircraft but will work closely with potential suppliers during the course of 2023 to secure the business the program requires.” The demand for a new aircraft, in October, stems in part from ATR having a “de facto monopoly” in regional turboprop manufacturing following the sale by Bombardier to De Havilland Canada of its Dash 8-400 programme and the subsequent halt in production. A new turboprop built by Embraer would focus on gas turbines, so the aircraft could have 90 seats with a range of 800nm. Battery-powered propeller planes cannot yet match that. “We are going for new-generation propulsion with some fuel savings,” “The fuel burn of competing aircraft is driven by old technology.” Embraer targets certification of a new turboprop aircraft by 2028, depending on when development begins.