SAO JOSE DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, June 19 (Reuters) -

B razilian planemaker Embraer ( ERJ ) has been experiencing

strong demand for its "small narrowbody" aircraft as carriers

face a shortage of larger single-aisle planes in the market, an

executive said on Wednesday.

"We see more and more customers looking at the E2 to

complement their larger narrowbodies," Embraer's ( ERJ ) Vice President

of Marketing for Commercial Aviation Rodrigo Silva e Souza told

reporters at the firm's headquarters.

"We never saw such a strong demand for this size of aircraft

as we are seeing today," he added, noting airlines have been

using Embraer's ( ERJ ) E2 regional jets either to increase flight

frequencies or expand their networks.