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New IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh has confirmed early-stage talks with Embraer and ATR over a regional fleet renewal, tying it to a plan to turn Delhi into an international connecting hub that keeps India-origin long-haul traffic away from the Gulf carriers.
Japan Airlines is leaning toward selecting Embraer's E2 over the Airbus A220 for an order of roughly 20 regional jets, with a final decision expected as soon as October 2026, according to Bloomberg reporting.
Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto says the planemaker is studying a "maybe bigger" future jet without committing to a timeline, while Airbus's Guillaume Faury says entering the 170-to-180-seat market against Airbus, Boeing and COMAC would be "a big risk.
ANA Holdings and Embraer signed a firm order for eight additional E190-E2 jets worth $642 million, lifting the Japanese carrier's total E2 commitment to 23 aircraft as deliveries stretch from 2028 into 2032.
A US$34.5 billion backlog, an E2 programme past 500 firm orders and a defence book growing 42 per cent. Embraer's problem is no longer demand — it is building fast enough to matter.