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Embraer E190

The E190 is the larger of Embraer's first-generation E-Jets, a twin-engine regional jet with four seats per row and no middle seats. It typically carries around 100 passengers on short and medium routes, and has now been succeeded in production by the E190-E2.

Typical seats
98–100
Range
4,537 km
First flight
March 2004
Max seats
106
KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190 (PH-EXB) landing at Bristol Airport
KLM Cityhopper Embraer 190 (PH-EXB) landing at Bristol Airport. Photo: Adrian Pingstone / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, resized.

Specifications

Manufacturer
Embraer
ICAO / IATA code
E190 / E90
First flight
12 March 2004
Launch operator
JetBlue
Status
Out of production
Engines
2 × GE CF34-10E
Thrust per engine
82.3 kN
Range
4,537 km (2,450 nmi)
Cruise speed
Mach 0.78
Length
36.24 m
Wingspan
28.72 m
Height
10.55 m
Cabin width
2.74 m
Max take-off weight
51.8 t

Seats and cabin layout

Embraer quotes 98–100 seats in a typical 1-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 106 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near.

Embraer’s reference layout

Drawn by Orbit from the figures in Embraer 190 Airport Planning Manual APM-1901 (Rev 24, Nov 2024), §2.4 Interior Arrangements. Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left.

  • Economy

What the biggest operators fit

AirlineCabinsSeats
Alliance Airlines100 economy100
Airlink6 business · 92 economy98

From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish.

Which airlines fly the E190

The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes.

  • Alliance Airlines

    ~45

    in the fleet, as of · source

  • Tianjin Airlines

    ~38

    in the fleet, as of · source

  • Aeroméxico Connect

    ~34

    in the fleet, as of · source

  • KLM Cityhopper

    ~32

    in the fleet, as of · source

  • Airlink

    ~28

    in the fleet, as of · source

Safety record

The 6 deadliest accidents involving the E190, with the investigators' report where one is published. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the Aviation Safety Network.

  1. · Yichun Lindu Airport, Heilongjiang, China

    Henan Airlines flight VD8387

    The aircraft struck the ground short of the runway during a night approach in fog; investigators found the crew continued the approach below the required visibility minimums without seeing the runway.

    44 killed · aircraft written off · State Administration of Work Safety (China) report ↗

  2. · Near Aktau, Kazakhstan

    Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243

    After its systems were damaged by external objects near Grozny, the aircraft lost hydraulic control and crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Aktau.

    38 killed · aircraft written off · Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan (preliminary report) report ↗

  3. · Bwabwata National Park, Namibia

    LAM Mozambique Airlines flight TM470

    The aircraft descended from cruise and struck terrain after inputs made to the autoflight system by the captain, who was alone on the flight deck.

    33 killed · aircraft written off · DAAI (Namibia) report ↗

  4. · Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito, Ecuador

    TAME flight EQ148

    After a flap and slat fault on approach, the aircraft landed long, ran off the end of the runway and hit a wall; eleven occupants had minor injuries and the aircraft was written off.

    No fatalities · aircraft written off · no official report published · Wikipedia ↗

  5. · Durango International Airport, Mexico

    Aeroméxico Connect flight AM2431

    The aircraft lost speed and height in low-level windshear just after take-off during a storm and struck the ground; everyone on board survived and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

    No fatalities · aircraft written off · no official report published · Wikipedia ↗

  6. · Beja Air Base, Portugal

    Air Astana flight KC1388

    Shortly after take-off following heavy maintenance the aileron controls were found to act in reverse; the crew regained enough control to land at Beja, and the cause was incorrect installation of the aileron cables.

    No fatalities · aircraft written off · GPIAAF report ↗

Asked and answered

How many seats does the Embraer E190 have?

Embraer's standard layout has 98 seats at 32-inch pitch, four abreast with no middle seats. Airlines typically fit between about 94 and 100 seats, and the maximum certified capacity is 106.

Which airlines fly the Embraer E190?

Large operators include Alliance Airlines in Australia, Tianjin Airlines, Aeroméxico Connect, KLM Cityhopper and Airlink in southern Africa.

Is the Embraer E190 safe?

The E190 has flown for two decades with a small number of fatal accidents among several hundred aircraft built. Official investigations into those events found causes such as an approach continued in fog below minimums, a deliberate act by a pilot and damage from external objects.

How far can the E190 fly?

Embraer quotes a range of about 4,500 km (2,450 nautical miles) for the longest-range version with a full single-class cabin, enough for flights of up to roughly five to six hours.

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