Embraer plans to increase annual production to 120 commercial jets
Embraer wants to expand its role in the global commercial aviation market and to this end it plans to increase the annual production of commercial aircraft from the current 73 to up to 120 jets, according to CEO Francisco Gomes Neto in an interview with the Economic Times, from India.
Although still far from the production level of Boeing and Airbus, which deliver hundreds of planes per year, the boost in the assembly line could alleviate the pent-up demand for more efficient aircraft.
It is worth remembering that Embraer has already delivered more than 100 commercial aircraft in one year, as occurred in 2016, when 108 E-Jets left the company’s facilities in Brazil.
However, they were mostly E175 models, whose large orders from regional airlines in the US justified the large production.
New aircraft: commercial or business?
Gomes Neto was once again confronted with the potential commercial jet capable of competing for orders with the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320.
The answer was evasive, despite the ‘creativity’ of articles that have echoed the interview in recent days.
The CEO stated again that Embraer is studying several proposals while analyzing engines, different types of wings and equipment, but that there has been no decision on which product will be launched.
“It could be a new commercial or business jet… A new commercial jet, larger or smaller than what we have today”, said Neto.
It is almost certain that an undertaking of this size will not be undertaken by Embraer alone. The company has said on other occasions that a larger aircraft would depend on several risk partners to share the large investment required.
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