Embraer has signed a long-term agreement extension with Republic Airways to provide heavy maintenance for its fleet of more than 240 E-170 and E-175 jets. The aircraft will be serviced at Embraer’s Services & Support facilities in Nashville, Tennessee, where Republic Airways has been performing heavy maintenance on its E-Jets since 2011. In addition, Embraer also provides components and drop-in AOG repairs.
 
Republic Airways has completed more than 650 heavy maintenance visits and logged over 3.3 million labor hours at Embraer’s facilities in Nashville. The extended agreement will cover an additional 225 heavy maintenance visits and secure three dedicated maintenance bays for Republic at Embraer Services & Support facilities, ensuring continued capacity and scheduling flexibility.
 
Founded in 1974, Republic Airways maintains a fleet of more than 240 Embraer 170/175 aircraft and offers scheduled passenger service with nearly 1,000 daily flights to more than 80 cities in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. The airline provides fixed-fee flights operated under its code-share partners' brands: American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express. The airline employs more than 6,000 aviation professionals.