Embraer‘s Embraer backlog record 2026 landed at $34.5 billion at the close of the second quarter, the seventh consecutive quarter in which the Brazilian manufacturer has set an all-time high for contracted work still to be delivered. The figure, published on 24 July 2026, was up 7% on the $32.1 billion recorded in Q1 2026 and 16% higher than the $29.7 billion posted in the same period a year earlier.
All four of Embraer’s business units grew year on year. The company delivered 65 aircraft during the quarter, around 7% more than in the corresponding period of 2025, giving the headline backlog figure a broad operational base rather than a single programme or geography doing the heavy lifting.
E2 programme crosses 500 firm orders as Commercial Aviation leads the growth
Commercial Aviation remained the largest unit and ended the quarter at $15.1 billion, up 15% year on year. Embraer attributed much of that momentum to Azorra’s firm order for 15 E195-E2s, announced on 5 June 2026, which pushed cumulative firm orders for the E2 family past 500 aircraft worldwide. The division recorded a trailing-12-month book-to-bill ratio of 1.8x, indicating new orders arriving well ahead of deliveries.
Activity continued beyond the quarter’s close. At the Farnborough International Airshow on 21 July 2026, Farnborough International Airshow saw Embraer disclose that Fuji Dream Airlines was the customer behind an order for two E175s previously carried as undisclosed, a reattribution rather than a net addition to the backlog. The manufacturer also booked E2 commitments from Abra Group, Binter and Luxair at the show, none of which are captured within the second-quarter figures.
Defence leads percentage growth as UAE C-390 contract reshapes the order book
Defence and Security posted the sharpest year-on-year increase of the four units, rising 42% to $6.1 billion. The driver was the UAE’s C-390 Millennium contract, signed on 4 May 2026, covering 10 firm aircraft with options on a further 10. Embraer describes the deal as the largest international C-390 order placed by a single country and the type’s entry into the Middle East market.
Executive Aviation reached $7.8 billion, according to Airways Magazine, up $0.2 billion from Q1 2026 and 5% ahead of a year earlier. The unit’s trailing-12-month book-to-bill ratio stood at 1.1, with Embraer pointing to the Praetor 600E’s triple certification by Brazil’s ANAC, the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency on 30 April 2026, followed by the Praetor 500E on 30 June 2026, as supporting the segment’s outlook. Both variants are due to enter service in 2029.
Services and Support reached a record $5.5 billion, up 12% year on year, reflecting a fleet that keeps expanding as deliveries accelerate. The unit signed a long-term support agreement with Canada’s Jazz Aviation during the quarter, alongside a deal covering the Brazilian Air Force’s KC-390 fleet, two contracts that broaden both the commercial and military aftermarket base.
The Embraer backlog record 2026 result reflects a manufacturer spreading contracted work across three markets simultaneously absorbing capacity: regional and smaller narrowbody fleet renewal driven by E2 demand, European and Gulf appetite for tactical airlift through the C-390, and an aftermarket business scaling in step with the fleets it supports. With post-quarter Farnborough commitments from Abra Group, Binter and Luxair yet to flow into the official figures, the Q3 2026 backlog update will show whether the seventh record can extend to an eighth.
