October 14, 2026 — Japan Airlines has ordered 16 Embraer E190-E2 regional jets and taken options on 10 more. The aircraft will renew the fleet of J-AIR, JAL’s regional subsidiary, which is based at Osaka Itami.
What happened
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Aircraft | Embraer E190-E2 |
| Firm orders | 16 |
| Options | 10 (26 in total if all are taken up) |
| Operator | J-AIR (JAL Group), main base Osaka Itami (ITM) |
| Replaces | J-AIR’s current Embraer E170 and E190 fleet |
| First deliveries | JAL’s 2029 financial year (exact dates TBA) |
| Seating | Not announced (TBA) |
JAL President and Group CEO Mitsuko Tottori said the domestic network is “vital social infrastructure supporting local economies.”
What it means for non-revs
- Nothing changes for now. Deliveries don’t start until JAL’s 2029 financial year, so today’s J-AIR E170/E190 flights continue as they are.
- Possible extra seats later. The seat count hasn’t been announced. If the E2s are set up with more seats than the aircraft they replace, regional flights out of Itami could get a little easier to clear. That will only be known once JAL publishes the layout.
- If you travel on JAL through interline/ZED agreements, J-AIR flights from Itami reach many smaller Japanese cities, and this order renews the aircraft that fly them.
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