Richard Pedicini
Contributor - South America

Contributor - South America

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Embraer Sees Bizjet Growth Returning in 2012

“Only in 2012 will [business jet] deliveries start growing again,” Embraer executive vice president Luis Carlos Affonso said Tuesday in a pre-LABACE press
Aircraft

Embraer sets its sights on new military jet transport

Embraer has received a $1.3 billion contract to design and deliver a new military transport, called the KC-390.
Safety

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Dismissed Pilot Charges

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair collision between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Em
Safety

Int’l ATC Group Sides with NTSB on Brazil Midair

The official Brazilian report on the September 2006 midair between an Embraer Legacy and a Boeing 737 is a “missed opportunity for the Brazilian aviation a
Accidents

Brazil Cenipa report blames pilots, ATC in midair

Brazil’s Cenipa accident investigation bureau has issued its report on the September 2006 midair over the Amazon, along with an NTSB dissent.
Safety

Brazilian Judge Clears American Pilots of Carelessness

On Monday, Brazilian Federal Court judge Murilo Mendes cleared U.S.
Safety

NTSB, Cenipa at Odds over Midair Accident Report

The NTSB, which participated in the investigation into the September 2006 midair between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire-owned Embraer Legac

Fewer deliveries likely next year, says Embraer

Embraer has lowered its delivery forecasts for next year to reflect the uncertain credit market.
Accidents

Brazil Midair Marks Second Anniversary with Open Questions

Two years after the collision between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Boeing 737 sent the Brazilian airliner crashing into the Amazon forest with the loss