LATAM Airlines Brazil and Embraer began the delivery process for the airline's first Embraer E195-E2 on 8 October in SΓ£o JosΓ© dos Campos, the manufacturer and the carrier said in a joint statement. The jet is the first of 12 E195-E2s scheduled for delivery to LATAM by the end of 2026 and the opening move in a wider fleet plan of up to 74 aircraft of the type announced in September 2025.
Cabin and entry into service
LATAM's E195-E2 will seat 136 passengers in a 2-2 layout with no middle seat, split between Premium Economy and Economy. Premium Economy will offer up to 20 seats depending on the fit. Registered LATAM Pass members get free Wi-Fi, every seat has a USB-C port, and the cabin carries the LATAM Play entertainment platform with movies, series and music.
Before the aircraft enters commercial service, LATAM still has to clear Brazilian customs, finish cabin-interior approval and complete certification with Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). Embraer and LATAM say they shortened that timeline by using a manufacturer "Profit Hunter" demonstration aircraft for evacuation drills, evaluation flights and the training of pilots and cabin crew, cutting those steps by roughly half while keeping safety requirements intact.
Where the jets will fly
Service entry for the first aircraft is expected between November 2026 and March 2027. LATAM Brazil CEO Jerome Cadier said the E2 is meant to push the carrier past 70 airports in Brazil as early as 2027, up from 63 today and 44 six years ago. The first group of E2s is due to cover 42 routes, including eight new connections and four new destinations: Cabo Frio and MacaΓ© in Rio de Janeiro state, Ji-ParanΓ‘ in RondΓ΄nia, and RondonΓ³polis in Mato Grosso.
Another 12 E195-E2s are planned for 2027 delivery, and the airline is already studying as many as 18 further destinations that the type could open. Once the first phase is flying, LATAM Brazil says it will operate the largest domestic network in its history.
Why Embraer matters for LATAM
The E195-E2 is Embraer's largest E-Jet E2, with up to 30% lower fuel burn than first-generation E-Jets, a published range of about 3,000 nautical miles (5,556 km) and fourth-generation fly-by-wire controls. For LATAM Brazil it fills a gap between turboprops and larger narrowbodies, letting the airline open thinner cities without sacrificing a single-aisle cabin product.
Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto called the first LATAM delivery a milestone in connecting new Brazilian destinations with the type. Outside Brazil, Avelo remains the only U.S. carrier to have selected the E195-E2, while Porter Airlines already flies the jet in Canada β underscoring how LATAM's order is one of the largest commitments to the model in the Americas.
For Brazilian regional airports that have long asked for better links into SΓ£o Paulo and BrasΓlia, the E195-E2's seat count and operating cost are meant to make previously uneconomic city-pairs viable without the empty seats that come with a full-size A320 on a thin route.
Industry watchers will next look for the first revenue flight number and the exact week the type enters the Brazilian domestic schedule once ANAC certification is complete.
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