The Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation has validated type certificates for Embraer’s E170 and E175 jets, paving the way for Russian airlines to acquire the two aircraft types.

The E190 and the E195 were certified in 2012 and Saratov Airlines is currently flying the E195.

“This certification opens new opportunities for the two aircraft types, which have attained significant success in other regions of the world,” Embraer Commercial Aviation president & CEO John Slattery said.

“Today, we see in Russia more than 400 aircraft in the category from 30 to 130 seats with an average age exceeding 20 years, which are natural candidates for replacement in the coming years. I’m confident that very soon we will see the E170 or the E175 flying in the Russian skies,” he said.

Embraer said the E-Jets are already well established in several countries in Russia’s vicinity—Poland, Finland, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova—and in CIS countries wher Embraer has E-Jets customers in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine.