The Embraer 145 is the second-smallest jet American Eagle operates; only the Embraer 140 is smaller. Matt DeBord/BI The 50 seats are arranged in a 1-2 configuration, with a very narrow aisle.

Embraer’s ERJ 145 Becomes a Semi-Private Jet, ... The 50-seater jet can now have 16 to 28 premium seats, which is a significant reduction, with only 1 seat on each side of the aisle.

Embraer has launched a programme to convert ERJ-145 passenger aircraft into “semi-private” jets, a move coming as more than a hundred of the regional jets sit in storage, many of them victims ...