Embraer opens new US maintenance facilities with CommuteAir as the first client

Embraer has opened its new Maintenance, Repair and Review Center (MRO) at Perot Field Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, in recent days and already has a customer, CommuteAir.

The regional airline has a fleet of 64 ERJ 145 that provides services to United Express, as well as a single E170 used for charter flights.

The Texas base is Embraer’s 13th Center for Services in the World, which still has 80 authorized centers distributed on all continents.

The inaugurated area was installed in existing hangars, but Embraer will start building a second hangar that will be completed in 2027.

The new center will represent a 53% increase in mro service capacity in the United States. The effort goes against the expansion of the E175 jet fleet, with new contracts celebrated with American Airlines (90 planes) and Skywest, which in Paris announced a order of 60 aircraft.

“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.

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