Embraer Delivers Record 66 Planes in Q3

07:52 AM EDT, 10/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Embraer (EMBJ) said Friday that it delivered 66 planes in Q3, which is a 6% increase from a year earlier and a 2% rise from Q2. The airplane manufacturer said it was the most aircrafts it has ever delivered during a third quarter. There were 22 new commercial aircraft during the quarter, the company said, which comprised of 11 E175s and 11 aircraft from the E2 planes division. Meanwhile, the business unit's volume increased 10% from a year earlier and 10% from the previous quarter. Embraer said it also delivered 41 new business jets during the quarter, which was unchanged from a year earlier. Under its defense and security unit, the company delivered 1 KC-390 Millennium multi-mission military transport aircraft, and two A-29 Super Tucanos in Q3, compared with one delivery within the unit at the same time the previous year. Embraer delivered 175 aircraft in the first nine months of 2026, up 14% from 153 a year earlier. Embraer maintained its 2026 delivery outlook of 80 to 85 aircraft for Commercial Aviation and 160 to 170 executive aircraft, according to the company.