Small Jet Showdown: Airbus A220-300 Vs The Embraer 195-E2

Embraer is a well-known name in the regional jet market, with thousands of aircraft sold to carriers globally. However, Airbus - through its acquisition of the Bombardier CSeries - has shaken up the industry with the A220, which is considered one of the best regional jets in the market. Today, we take a look at the latest offerings side-by-side to determine which plane is best.

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[marcusholmes]

The Embraer jets and their 2-2 seat configuration are a superior flying experience with larger seats and more room than the 2-3 airbus product. As a former Jetblue employee I have had many flights on the e190 and it was my favorite flying experience ever- it feels like a much larger jet.

[magnustan]

Hard to call the A220 a regional jet. It’s a small narrowbody whose efficiency allows it to fly very far. Embraer has always made true regional jets, small and nippy. i’ve never flown either of two, but i’ve heard great things about both, so i’m looking forward to my first flights with them.

[eddiecharles]

As much as I like the C-series, I prefer flying with a 2X2 cabin layout, so I will go for the Embraer.

[ludwigmuller]

I really like the 195-E1, so probably I will like the E2 as well.
Hopefully, the E2-Jets will find more customers

[eduardomeller]

The shape of the wings on the 195-E2 look spectacular.

[javierortizsolari]

As Simple Flying states in this video, Embraer's E195-E2 does NOT COMPETE with the Airbus A220-300. Rather, the largest Embraer commercial airliner only competes with the smallest Airbus product, the A220-100. Looking at the market under this perspective, Embraer has, indeed, outperformed Airbus, with more firm orders (source: Wikipedia):

- E195-E2: 245 firm orders
- A220-100: 93 firm orders

Of course, lots of airlines place orders for aircraft FAMILIES, not just individual subtypes, which is why lots of airlines have placed orders for the A220-300, with the expectation it may be further extended into A220-500.

Embraer's commercial strategy only focuses on the sub-150 passenger market, avoiding direct competition with Boeing and Airbus.

[adrianmuller]

living in switzerland, I have experienced several short-haul flights through europe on both aircrafts. Swiss has many A220s while Helvetic has an exclusive Embraer fleet with mainly E190/195-E2 and 4 E190-E1.
I like both and think it is a personal choice which one you prefer. In my case as half-brazilian of course I love to fly on the Embraers. In Brazil used to fly weekly between Rio and Campinas with Azul on their older ERJs with the 2-1 configuration. These flights give you the feeling of being in a private jet because they are so tiny and lightweight.
What is missing in this report is to point out that the operation cost of the E195-E2 is largely lower than the A220, with almost the same number of passangers transported. that is why the E2 is called "profit hunter", and I wonder why not more airlines have decided in favour of this aircraft which really allows to reduce costs considerably.

[heidirabenau]

This is the comparison we have all been waiting for! The A220 was meant to compete with the E195-E2, after all, when Airbus acquired the A220, Boeing quickly tried to enter into a partnership with Embraer and to aquire their commercial aircraft.

[Renan-evpt]

E2 is my favorite, I have flown with both recently but the seats and leg pace of E2 makes it travel way more comfortable, also the 2x2 seats configuration always avoids the squeezed experience

[eronmor]

The E2 is 20% more fuel efficient per distance traveled. The E2 is also 22% more efficient per passenger transported. Comparing both at their maximum capabilities. E2 is more economical and the A220 has greater autonomy and carries more passengers

[thilanmun]

The E2 is powered by PW1900 series, not the A220's PW1500. Even though the engines are quite similar, they're not the same.

[ChadWilson]

As a consumer, I would hate to have a middle seat in a 2x3 config.

[christodang]

The E2 is a great airplane (kind of crazy when you consider its engine diameter is almost the same as the fuselage diameter), but its higher weight means it got shafted by the Scope clause which limits its use by US regional carriers which are the main users of the previous generation E jets. Without its bread and butter regional airline customers, that means the E2 needs to sell to the larger scale airlines where its shorter range and smaller capacity becomes a bigger factor when these airlines are deciding to purchase an aircraft and that does put it in direct competition with the smaller A220 variants. Hopefully the Scope clause gets adjusted by the time the regional carriers need to replace their fleets (I believe most previous gen E jets in the US aren't that old)

[irhamakbar]

The A220 is such a good aircraft, but it all depends on the needs of the airline. I believe that south east asia region will be a great fit for the embraer as there are many regional airports with shorter runways which will be a good fit.

[greyhound]

Tbh, a fuel efficience comparison would've been a great addition to the video. Overall still a good take on the two planes.

[REIBODERA]

Both planes are awesome, thanks Embraer and Bombardier 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[bijaysitaula]

For Regional routes its Embraber and for International routes it ks better to operate with A220.

[ibsn]

So basically the e2 is by far the best value for money. Providing an efficient comfortable aircraft. But politics is getting in the way.

[moekitsune]

As a Canadian I'm biased towards the A220 as it was originally a Bombardier plane before they just left the aviation industry essentially

[wit-grizzly]

I like both planes but i lean to the E2 because i am going to work on them in the KLM cityhopper fleet as an intern aircraft engineer. Hopefully they are easier to maintain then the Fokker 100 we have at school😂.