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===Product line expansion: military, regional and executive=== In the mid-1990s, the company pursued a product line focused on small commercial airplanes over the military aircraft that had previously made up the majority of its manufacturing.<ref name= oecd /> It soon expanded to the production of larger regional airliners in the 70β110 seat range, and smaller [[business jets]].<ref name=MM/> By May 2019, Embraer considered developing a [[Embraer next-generation turboprop|new family]] of turboprop [[regional airliner]]s in the 50β70 seat range, complementing the [[Embraer E-Jet E2 family|E-Jet E2]], so as to free engineering resources.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/embraer-still-eyeing-development-of-turboprop-famil-462231/ |title=Embraer still eyeing development of turboprop family |date=14 November 2019 |first=Jon |last=Hemmerdinger |work=Flightglobal}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=No new turboprop from Embraer for now |url=https://leehamnews.com/2019/05/27/no-new-turboprop-from-embraer-for-now/ |work=Leeham News and Analysis |date=27 May 2019}}</ref> It would compete against older [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]] and [[Dash 8]] designs for 1.5 to 2 h flights over {{cvt|500-700|nmi|km}}.<ref name=Flight29oct2020>{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-tweets-picture-of-conceptual-turboprop-hints-at-potential-design/140876.article |title=Embraer tweets picture of conceptual turboprop, hints at potential design |author=Jon Hemmerdinger |date=29 October 2020 |work=Flightglobal}}</ref> In August 2021, Embraer released a new configuration with quieter aft-mounted engines for a 70-90 seat aircraft, with the E-Jet cross-section, aiming for a 2022 launch and a 2027/2028 service entry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-tweaks-turboprop-concept-to-have-aft-mounted-engines/145078.article |title=Embraer tweaks turboprop concept to have aft-mounted engines |author=Jon Hemmerdinger |date=13 August 2021 |work=Flightglobal}}</ref>
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