Aircraft
China regional jet market remains on slow simmer
Last month’s order for five ERJ 145s placed by China Eastern Airlines no doubt came as welcome news to the management of the Brazilian-Chinese joint manufa

Last month’s order for five ERJ 145s placed by China Eastern Airlines no doubt came as welcome news to the management of the Brazilian-Chinese joint manufacturing venture known as Harbin-Embraer Aircraft, but it certainly didn’t overwhelm anyone hoping to fully engage an assembly line capable of building 24 airplanes a year. After all, at the time of the January 18 order announcement, only two airplanes remained on back order; the latest sale, placed on behalf of China Eastern subsidiary Wuhan Airlines, doesn’t call for first delivery until November.