Embraer and SkyWest, Inc. signed a firm order for 20 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The order has a value of USD $972 million, based on 2019 list prices, and is already included in Embraer’s 2019 fourth-quarter backlog. Deliveries are expected to begin in the second half of 2020.

Embraer’s relationship with SkyWest dates back to 1986, when SkyWest began operating the EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop.

With this additional order for the E175, SkyWest has purchased more than 180 aircraft of this model since 2013 alone.