Embraer
EmbraerX, Atech and Harris Corporation collaborate on urban air mobility
EmbraerX is championing the development of a collaborative ecosystem which enables people to imagine a world where electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOL) will be part of our daily lives. In partnership with dozens of air traffic controllers, academics, pilots and industry experts, Embraer’s disruptive business subsidiary published “FlightPlan 2030,” a white paper which…
Read MoreEmbraer Unveils eVTOL Design at Uber Elevate Summit
Embraer unveiled a stunning futuristic eVTOL concept for Uber’s metropolitan air taxi program. Uber is holding its Uber Elevate Summit this week at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, where industry leaders are discussing the future of metropolitan air transportation. Two well-established GA manufacturers, Slovenia’s Pipistrel and Brazil’s Embraer, revealed conceptual eVTOL designs at this…
Read MoreBoeing and Embraer have much to gain from tie-up: OPINION
A combination of Boeing and Embraer would make a powerful team in commercial aviation, deepen a potentially disruptive alliance with Saab in the defence market, and could upset the business aviation status quo. It remains unclear what level of combination is under discussion after the two parties acknowledged ongoing discussions on 21 December. But it…
Read MoreBrazil’s Temer Says Embraer Will Remain Under Brazilian Control
Brazil’s government would welcome new investment in Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA, but won’t permit a change in control of the company, Brazilian President Michel Temer said Friday. Embraer and Boeing BA 0.02% confirmed Thursday that they have discussed a plan for the U.S. company to buy the smaller Brazilian aircraft maker. The combination would…
Read MoreBoeing Is in Talks to Acquire Embraer, WSJ Reports
Boeing Co. has held talks to acquire Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA , the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. Embraer would get a substantial premium over its $3.7 billion market value, the newspaper said Thursday. The companies are awaiting word from the Brazilian government, which has veto power over…
Read MoreEmbraer delivers 1,400th E-Jet to American Airlines
Embraer celebrates the delivery of its 1,400th E-Jet, an E175, during a ceremony at Embraer’s industrial facilities in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil. American Airlines took delivery of this milestone aircraft and selected Envoy Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc., to operate the aircraft. Since American Airlines has been a customer…
Read MoreEmbraer delivers 1,400th E-Jet to American Airlines
Embraer celebrated the delivery of its 1,400th E-Jet, an E175, during a ceremony at Embraer’s industrial facilities in São José dos Campos, Brazil. American Airlines took delivery of this milestone aircraft and selected Envoy Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Combining orders in 2013 and 2017, American Airlines has ordered 74 Embraer E175s. Embraer…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines purchases ten more E 175 from Embraer Brazil
Combined with the airline’s two previous orders for the E175, this new contract results in a total of 76 E175s for American Airlines. With this contract, Embraer has sold more than 390 E175 jets to airlines in North America since January 2013, earning 80% of all orders in the 76-seat jet segment. Brazil’s Embraer and…
Read MoreEmbraer’s Slattery Sees Potential In Middle East
Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery. Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery sees great potential in the Middle East for regional jets, particularly the E2-family of aircraft Embraer currently is developing. “I want to get some E2s flying into the region as quickly as possible,” Slattery tells ShowNews in an interview. “We need to deliver the…
Read MoreEmbraer and American Airlines Sign a Contract for Ten E175s
Combined with the airline’s two previous orders for the E175, this new contract results in a total of 74 E175s for American Airlines. American Airlines selected Envoy, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines Group Inc., to operate the ten aircraft, which will be configured with 12 First Class, 20 Main Cabin Extra, and 44…
Read MoreOPINION: ATR and Bombardier should heed Embraer’s turboprop warning
Bombardier could be forgiven for thinking the world is against it. With Boeing’s anti-dumping claims still ringing in its ears, there comes a strong hint from regional jet rival Embraer that it is serious about a return to the turboprop market. The long-running Q400 line is not a big seller for Bombardier, but still represents…
Read MoreEmbraer Considering China factory to make passenger jets
Embraer is likely to consider building a commercial-aircraft factory in China in two years, Chief Executive Officer Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva said, marking a potential shift in strategy after the company shut down its private-jet plant in the Asian country in 2016. The Brazilian planemaker will wait for the rollout of its first…
Read MoreEmbraer eyes making turboprop plane to rival ATR, Bombardier
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA is considering the development of a new turboprop passenger plane, the company said on Thursday, potentially returning to a segment dominated by the Franco-Italian ATR and Canada’s Bombardier In. Embraer, the world’s third-largest commercial planemaker, said it recently consulted with airlines about “potential opportunities in the turboprop market,” but added any…
Read MoreEmbraer – China will need 1,070 regional aircraft by 2036
China will need 1,070 jet aircraft with 70 to 130 seats for regional connections in the next 20 years, making the country the third market for regional aviation after the United States and Europe, indicates a report released on Tuesday by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica (Embraer). Embraer also envisages in the report that from 2017…
Read MoreEmbraer: Demand for regional jets to surge
China will need 1,070 regional jets with 70 to 130 seats over the next 20 years, making it the third-largest regional aviation market after the United States and Europe, according to the latest report released on Tuesday by Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA. From 2017 to 2036, demand for regional jets in China will account…
Read MoreIncreased Legacy Deliveries Provide Boost to Embraer
While Embraer’s business jet deliveries slid in the second quarter compared to last year, an increase in shipments of the company’s larger business jets along with a surge in commercial deliveries drove a 29.5 percent jump in revenues in the quarter. Overall, Embraer’s revenues increased to $1.77 billion in the second quarter, compared with $1.366…
Read MoreEmbraer to Face Tougher U.S. Market If JetBlue Drops E190 Jet
Airline to decide later this year on changes to its fleet Planemaker confident in future U.S. buyers for E190, E195 E2 Embraer SA ’s E190 aircraft is flown by airlines around the world, but has struggled to find much of a home in North America. Now the largest U.S. operator of the plane may walk…
Read MoreEmbraer’s Biggest Passenger Jet May Be Its Best-Seller
CANCUN, Mexico — The biggest passenger jet ever made by Brazil’s Embraer SA may become its top-selling model, emerging from the shadows of smaller siblings due to extra rows and big wings that have changed its economics, a senior executive told Reuters. The first generation of the 116-seat E195 was outsold more than three-to-one by…
Read MoreEmbraer: Chinese Bizav To Benefit From Airport Projects
Chinese airport construction will relieve infrastructure constraints that are holding back the development of business aviation in the country, Embraer said. Most important will be construction of additional commercial airports, not the remarkable total of 500 general-aviation fields that China also wants to build, said Guan Dongyuan, president of Embraer China. Business aircraft users are…
Read MoreEmbraer Flies the E195-E2, the Most Efficient New-Generation Jet in the World, Ahead of Schedule
Ten months after the first flight of the E190-E2, today Embraer performed the inaugural flight of another member of the E2 family, ahead of schedule. This Wednesday, the E195-E2, the largest aircraft of the family–and the most efficient aircraft in the single aisle jet market—took off for the first time. The flight, originally scheduled for…
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