Embraer reveils first details of new turboprop

Embraer has unveiled the first details of the new turboprop its developing and also showed first renderings of what that aircraft could look like. As the manufacturer expects air traffic to return to a more normal form from 2022 onwards in China, Europe and the US and a year later in other markets, Embraer starts plotting the new aircraft now so it can enter service in 2027.

The idea is to form a joint-venture with a partner to co-develop the new aircraft, which will then be produced in Brazil. It's currently unknown which potential partners the manufacturer has their eye on.

Embraer envisions that the aircraft will feature a T-tail, low wings and able to carry between 70 and 100 passengers in the same comfort as the E2-jets.

Illustration by Embraer