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Embraer coverage spans regional, crossover, and executive jet families across 7 Airchive families, balancing active fleets with historically important retired types.
This manufacturer page clusters 7 current and historic jet families under a single lineage view so crawlers and readers can move from maker to family to variant without URL duplication or taxonomy drift.
Airchive groups Embraer aircraft by family first, which keeps business jet, regional jet lineage readable instead of scattering it across disconnected model pages.
Families
The slimline Brazilian regional jets that brought speed and reach to thinner markets before larger regional cabins took over.
First flight
1995
Seating
37 to 50
Forum pulse
42
Range band
2,000 nm
Notable operators
American Eagle · ExpressJet · United Express · Regional One
Regional jets that made right-sized flying feel less like compromise and more like strategy.
First flight
2002
Seating
76 to 146
Forum pulse
42
Range band
2,850 nm
Notable operators
KLM Cityhopper · Azul · Porter · Helvetic
The regional-airliner-derived executive jet family that gave Embraer a serious large-cabin foothold.
First flight
2001
Seating
12 to 13
Forum pulse
30
Range band
3,900 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Charter fleets
The fly-by-wire midsize Embraer executive family that bridged the company’s older Legacy line and its later Praetor jets.
First flight
2013
Seating
7 to 12
Forum pulse
30
Range band
3,125 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Charter fleets
The light Embraer that brought a more premium cabin feel and cleaner styling into the entry-jet category.
First flight
2007
Seating
4 to 7
Forum pulse
30
Range band
1,178 nm
Notable operators
Owner pilots · Charter operators · Training fleets
The light-jet bestseller that turned the Phenom line into a durable reference point for speed and cabin polish.
First flight
2008
Seating
6 to 10
Forum pulse
30
Range band
2,010 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Fractional fleets · Charter operators
The long-legged Embraer executive family derived from the Legacy 450/500 platform but pushed significantly deeper into transcontinental range.
First flight
2018
Seating
7 to 12
Forum pulse
30
Range band
4,018 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Fractional fleets
Original reporting
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