Due to the advancement of the Brazilian manufacturer's project, Embraer should launch Embraer exposes the project for a new plane, which should be launched later this year
Embraer president Arjan Meijer confirmed in an interview at the Singapore Air Show that the company may launch a new aircraft as early as 2022, at the latest by the middle of next year. In addition, the president of Embraer also detailed the future of the project.
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The new Embraer aircraft is a turbo-prop with capacity for up to 90 seats, having the same fuselage as the E-Jets. The company presented the aircraft project to potential partners, which expects the first deliveries of the aircraft to take place by the end of 2027 due to the project challenge of finding an engine that is viable and adequate in the medium and long term.
During the interviews given by the president of Embraer to the Singapore Air Show, no comments were made about the plans for the plane's engines. The expectation is that a new generation of propellers will be used that have hybrid technology or even bet on conventional engines, but with high performance and with the capacity to operate even being fueled only with SAF, renewable aviation fuel.
According to UOL, one of the biggest challenges for the design of a new airplane is to balance what will be offered now and the reality of the market in a few years. It is risky to launch an airplane with engine technology or fuel that could be valid in the medium term. Betting on the use of hydrogen or electric propulsion still faces several challenges related to technology and unfeasible in the short or medium term. In addition, these new technologies involve bureaucratic issues, such as certification rules.
Furthermore, according to studies carried out by Embraer, there is a potential market for around 2.260 regional turbo-prop aircraft in the next two decades, with 900 of these aircraft destined for the Asia-Pacific market, which will probably be the largest in the world.
Meijer stated that Embraer is negotiating with several partners the terms for the development of the new turbo-propeller project, even without confirming the strategy for the new aircraft project. Embraer has been working with risk-sharing partners for several decades, both in the financial and industrial areas, where by presenting the new aircraft's market potential, future partners would join the project bearing part of the launch risks.
Sources in the market currently point out that GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce are interested in working with Embraer on new technologies for turboprop engines, which offer a reduction of more than 20% in consumption, in addition to being developed to use other types of fuel in order to reduce the emission of pollutants.
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A billionaire contract is signed between Embraer and Azorra, for the purchase of 20 aircraft and the right to purchase another 30
The aircraft manufacturer Embraer informed that the North American company Azorra signed a contract for the purchase of 20 aircraft of the E2 family and another 30 purchase rights, adding up to a total of 50 units. The order is valued, at list price, at a total of $3,9 billion. According to Embraer, the negotiation is flexible and gives permission to Azorra to buy E190-E2 or E195-E2 aircraft. To know more, Check out this article in full by clicking here.
