Wings India 2026: Hunnu Air’s Embraer E195-E2 cynosure of eyes

An aircraft that drew much attention on the opening day of Wings India 2026 was Hunnu Air and its Embraer E195-E2. The aircraft, which was delivered to the airline in December 2025, is a part of the Embraer product display and branded as the ‘Profit Hunter’. The other competing small jets at Begumpet include the Airbus A220 and the Sukhoi Superjet SJ 100.

The crew of the Mongolian-based airline said that the nine-hour flight from Ulaanbaatar to Begumpet on September 27 included a refuelling stop at Almaty, Kazakhstan. The aircraft operated the 5,235 kilometre route as flight MR1, flying over Tajikistan, Pakistan, and then entering Indian airspace over Punjab.

An airline official said the features of the aircraft are its reduced fuel burn from its Pratt and Whitney 1900 engines and noise reduction. The listed performance data includes an operating speed of Mach 0.82 and a regional range of close to 5,556 kilometres using Delhi airport as the base point. The single-aisle twin-engine plane at the show features 16 seats in premium economy and 120 in economy. 

The official said Hunnu Air uses the aircraft on flights to Kazakhstan, China, inner Mongolia, Japan and Korea. There is also an India link, in the form of charter flights to Delhi and Amritsar that are operated for Mongolians wanting to visit the Dalai Lama. 

(The writer is at Wings India 2026 at the invitation of Air India.)