Livery of the Week: Embraer’s Profit-Hunting Predators

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Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has a history of using striking designs to showcase its new airplanes. Particularly eye-catching were its “Profit Hunter” series, featuring animal motifs painted on the fuselages of E-190 E2 demonstration aircraft.

The most famous of these was likely the shark livery. This ferocious great white shark design garnered significant attention during the E190-E2’s world tour in 2018. Nicknamed the “Profit Hunter,” the aircraft visited locations around the globe, turning heads wherever it landed.

The Tiger Design

Embraer didn’t stop there. The company also rolled out an E190-E2 emblazoned with a striking tiger design, showcasing the aircraft at the 2018 Singapore Air Show. These weren’t the only creatures to take flight on Embraer jets. A snow leopard and an eagle also adorned other E2 demonstrators during this promotional campaign.

An Embraer E190-E2, with the front section decorated as a tiger head, on display during the Singapore Airshow in 2018. (Photo: Shutterstock)

The purpose of these eye-catching liveries was two-fold. First, they undoubtedly grabbed attention, generating interest in Embraer’s new E-Jet E2 line. Second, the chosen animals – the tiger, shark, eagle, and snow leopard – all possess qualities associated with efficiency, power, and grace, mirroring the characteristics Embraer hoped to highlight in their new aircraft.

While these unique liveries were only used on demonstrator aircraft, they certainly made a lasting impression.

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