Air Canada Puts the First Embraer E175 Into Service

• Embraer says Air Canada began operating the E175 with C-FEIQ on 19 July 2005, two years after the type's first flight in June 2003^[1]
• Agência Brasil reported on 28 July 2005 that Embraer had delivered the first two E175s to Air Canada the week before and handed over a third at São José dos Campos on 27 July, part of a 15-aircraft order worth about US$420 million^[4]
• FlightGlobal, 2 August 2005: Embraer had begun deliveries of the E-175 to launch operator Air Canada, which had 15 of the 73-seaters on order and had received three, with the rest due by year-end^[3]
• The E175 stretches the E170 by 1.78 m; Embraer's launch customer pairing with Air Canada preceded the aircraft's later success with US regional carriers such as SkyWest, Republic and Envoy, where it remains in production as of 2026^[1][2]
• Agência Brasil adds that the Canadian government had cleared the model the previous month (June 2005) for Air Canada use; the 15 aircraft were ordered in November 2004^[4]

Notable features

• Variant: E175 (baseline STD), typical 76 seats (12 business + 64 economy), maximum 88; Air Canada's first aircraft were configured with 73 seats^[2][3]
• Length 31.67 m, wingspan 26.01 m (STD), maximum takeoff weight 40,370 kg^[2]
• Two General Electric CF34-8E turbofans (about 14,200 lbf each in Wikipedia's table); cruise Mach 0.75^[2]
• Range 2,200 nmi (4,074 km) with a typical mission reserve; takeoff field length about 2,244 m at MTOW, sea level, ISA^[2]