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Embraer signs maintenance contract with CommuteAir for its new Dallas-Fort Worth MRO facilities
June 26, 2025
Fort Worth, Texas, June 26, 2025 - Embraer (NYSE: ERJ / B3: EMBR3), a global leader in the aerospace industry, today announced a new maintenance contract with CommuteAir for its new facilities dedicated to Commercial Aviation at the Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas. The deal was inked with CommuteAir and will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul for the Embraer aircraft operating in CommuteAir’s fleet.
“CommuteAir is pleased to strengthen its partnership with Embraer by commencing heavy airframe maintenance at its new facility in Fort Worth,” said Lon Ziegler, CommuteAir’s Vice President of Technical Operations. “By working with our aircraft OEM, we will support our goals of ensuring the highest reliability for our ERJ145 fleet.”
“This contract with CommuteAir is an important milestone for Embraer. We will provide best-in-class support for CommuteAir and reduce downtime. We have a long-term relationship with CommuteAir, and today we are starting a new chapter with this new facility. We are excited to welcome CommuteAir here at the Perot Field Alliance Airport,” says Frank Stevens, Vice President MRO Services, Embraer Services & Support.
In partnership with the City of Fort Worth and the State of Texas, Embraer began operations in an existing hangar on Tuesday, while building a second hangar that is expected to be completed in 2027. With the new facilities, Embraer’s capacity to serve our customers is expected to increase considerably in the United States, with an increase of 53% across the country.
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About CommuteAir
CommuteAir, a United Express partner, operates over 200 daily flights using 59 Embraer ERJ145s for United Airlines, connecting communities globally. Additionally, CommuteAir offers charter services with an Embraer E170 under its own brand. Headquartered in suburban Cleveland, CommuteAir has major hubs at Houston Intercontinental and Washington Dulles airports. The company also operates maintenance hangars in Houston, TX and Albany, N.Y.
About Embraer
A global aerospace company headquartered in Brazil, Embraer has businesses in Commercial and Executive aviation, Defense & Security, and Agricultural Aviation. The company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets aircraft and systems, providing Services and Support to customers after-sales.
Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 9,000 aircraft. On average, about every 10 seconds an aircraft manufactured by Embraer takes off somewhere in the world, transporting over 150 million passengers a year.
Embraer is the leading manufacturer of commercial jets with up to 150 seats and the main exporter of high- value-added goods in Brazil. The company maintains industrial units, offices, service, and parts distribution centers, among other activities, across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
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