Embraer Posts Record Third-Quarter Deliveries With 66 Aircraft

Embraer handed over 66 aircraft in the third quarter of 2026, the strongest third quarter in the company’s history, and left its full-year delivery guidance unchanged.

The total was 6% higher than a year earlier and 2% above the second quarter, the Brazilian manufacturer said on 2 October. Over the first nine months it delivered 175 aircraft, 14% more than the 153 delivered in the same period of 2025.

Where the deliveries came from

Commercial Aviation contributed 22 aircraft, a rise of 10% year on year. The split was 11 E175s and 11 aircraft from the E2 family. The E175 remains the workhorse of the US regional market, where scope clauses shape fleet choices, while the E2 line continues to build a customer base among European and Asian operators.

Executive Aviation delivered 41 business jets, broadly flat against the third quarter of 2025. Defense and Security accounted for three aircraft: one C-390 Millennium and two A-29 Super Tucano light attack and trainer aircraft.

The quarter also included a milestone on the military side. Embraer announced on 25 September that it had delivered the first C-390 Millennium to the Uzbekistan Air Force, adding another export customer to the transport’s growing operator list.

Guidance holds

Embraer maintained its 2026 outlook of 80 to 85 commercial aircraft and 160 to 170 executive jets. The midpoint of each range is about 6% above 2025 deliveries.

The airliner and business-jet ranges are the numbers analysts track most closely. Embraer’s shares were reported to be up around 9% for the year at the time of the announcement.

The fourth-quarter test

Embraer, like most aerospace manufacturers, delivers more in the fourth quarter than in any other. Meeting the top half of the commercial range will depend on a strong finish, with the company’s supply chain still adjusting after several years of component constraints across the industry. Executive Aviation has a similar year-end weighting, helped by new product ramp-up including the Praetor 600E, which was handed to launch customer Flexjet on 18 September.

Other recent commercial milestones give a sense of the product mix. BermudAir became the second operator of the E-Freighter conversion on 16 September, and Japan Airlines renewed its E-Jet pool programme agreement on 20 September, a support deal covering parts for its regional fleet.

What to watch next

The next data point is the company’s third-quarter financial results, which will show how delivery volume translates into revenue and cash flow, along with an updated order backlog. Embraer reported a backlog of about $34.5 billion at the end of the second quarter. Because the delivery release gives only unit counts, margins and backlog movement remain the missing pieces.

For now, the headline is consistency: a record third quarter, nine-month deliveries up double digits and no change to the plan.