Aircraft types · Regional jet

Embraer ERJ-135/140/145

The Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 family is a twin-engine regional jet with rear-mounted engines, introduced in the 1990s.

On the US register431
Valid registrations431
Median age23 years
NTSB records since 199883

How old is the US fleet?

Age of US-registered Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 aircraft, in years0571141712280–4: 0 aircraft0–45–9: 1 aircraft5–910–14: 8 aircraft10–1415–19: 19 aircraft15–1920–24: 228 aircraft20–2425–29: 154 aircraft25–29
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Age (years)Aircraft
0–40
5–91
10–148
15–1919
20–24228
25–29154

Ages from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

Most common variants

EMB-145LR
204
EMB-145XR
98
EMB-135BJ
47
EMB-135KL
31
EMB-135LR
29
EMB-135ER
10
EMB-145
7
EMB-145EP
4

Public NTSB records mentioning this type

The NTSB database lists 83 records involving a Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 since 1998: 46 classified as accidents and 37 as incidents.

Records per year (last 10 years)

NTSB records per year involving the Embraer ERJ-135/140/14501234’16: 1 records’16’17: 2 records’17’18: 1 records’18’19: 4 records’19’20: 1 records’20’21: 1 records’21’22: 1 records’22’24: 1 records’24’25: 3 records’25’26: 2 records’26
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YearNTSB records
20161
20172
20181
20194
20201
20211
20221
20241
20253
20262
Please read this before comparing numbers. These are raw counts of NTSB records, not rates. Types that are more numerous, fly more hours, or are used for training naturally appear more often. Counts include minor events and events with no injuries, and can't be used to compare the safety of one type with another. SafelyAboard does not rate or score aircraft. Records also include some events outside the US that the NTSB took part in.

Embraer ERJ-135/140/145: common questions

How many Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 aircraft are registered in the US?

The FAA registry lists 431 aircraft matching the Embraer ERJ-135/140/145, of which 431 have a valid registration. That includes aircraft registered to airlines, lessors and other owners.

How old is the typical Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 in the US?

The median age, from the year of manufacture in the FAA registry, is about 23 years. Age alone says little about safety: aircraft are maintained on FAA-approved programs, and older airplanes flown by US airlines must also pass extra FAA aging-airplane inspections and records reviews at set intervals (14 CFR 121.1105).

How can I tell if my flight is on a Embraer ERJ-135/140/145?

Your airline's app or booking usually shows the aircraft type. At the gate, you can read the tail number (on US aircraft it starts with N) and look it up on SafelyAboard. Airlines can swap aircraft, so check again on the day.

Is the Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 safe?

SafelyAboard doesn't rate or compare aircraft types. The NTSB record counts on this page depend heavily on how many aircraft exist and how much they fly, so they can't be used to compare safety. For the bigger picture, see our explainer on how safe flying is overall.

Flying on a Embraer ERJ-135/140/145 soon? Get a calm My Flight briefing, read what's normal on a flight, or see how safe flying is overall.

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Data: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database (file dated 2026-10-16) and NTSB aviation accident database, refreshed 2026-10-17 20:47 UTC. Counts match FAA/NTSB make and model text and may include closely related variants.