SkyWest signs firm order for nine E175 jets

Embraer and SkyWest, Inc. have signed a firm order for nine E175 jets, with deliveries expected to begin in 2019. The order has a value of $422 million, based on current list prices, and was already included in Embraer's 2018 fourth-quarter backlog. SkyWest Airlines will operate all nine E175s, featuring a 76-seat configuration.

"Since 2013, SkyWest has purchased a total of 158 E175s, including these nine," said Charlie Hillis, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, North America, Embraer Commercial Aviation in a company press release.

Including this new contract, Embraer has sold more than 565 E175s to airlines in North America, since January 2013, earning more than 80 percent of all orders in this 70-76-seat jet segment.

Since entering revenue service, the E-Jets family has received more than 1,800 orders and over 1,500 aircraft have been delivered. Today, E-Jets are flying in the fleet of 70 customers in 50 countries.