Embraer E190

Embraer · Brazil · first flew 2004 · airliner

The Embraer E190 is the larger-wing, higher-capacity variant in the E-Jet family, seating 98-114 passengers and using the same fuselage cross-section as the E195 but on a shorter barrel.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Low-mounted, swept
E — Engines	2 × turbofan, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	36.24 m fuselage clearly longer than E175; same cross-section as E195 but 5.4 m shorter than E195
T — Tail	Conventional

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Larger wing than E170/175 with greater chord — visually broader from head-on; 98-114 seats in standard layout
36.24 m fuselage clearly longer than E175; same cross-section as E195 but 5.4 m shorter than E195
CF34-10E engines in noticeably larger nacelles than E170/175 — the size step up is visible on the ramp

Longer than the E175 but shares the same cross-section; larger nacelles than E175 from CF34-10E versus CF34-8E; the E195 is visibly longer still at 38.65 m.

Specifications

The Embraer E190 has a length of 36.24 m (119 ft).
It has a wingspan of 28.72 m (94 ft).
Its maximum speed is 890 km/h (553 mph).
Typical crew: 2 flight crew.

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History

First flown in March 2004, the E190 entered service with JetBlue Airways in 2005 and became the most popular E-Jet variant; it offered mainline jet capacity at regional economics and proved transformative for point-to-point operations.

Variants

The E190 uses a larger wing than the E170/175 family; the E190-E2 is the second-generation variant with GTF engines and new wing introduced in 2018.

Where you'll see it

Operated by JetBlue, Air Canada, Austral, and over 50 carriers worldwide; Alitalia, Helvetic, and British Airways' Comair franchise operated the type in Europe.

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