A new report released by Forecast International says that Embraer will collect 40.8 percent of the projected $99.7 billion in sales of regional aircraft over the next 10 years, despite the lack of a turboprop in its existing product line. The Newtown, Conn.-based aerospace market research firm also predicts that Bombardier will take a 33.2-percent share over the next decade, while turboprop manufacturer ATR secures 7 percent. The projection leaves the remaining 20 percent or so to the new Sukhoi, AVIC I and likely Mitsubishi entrants.
Overall, the company projects a market for 3,800 regional aircraft, including 2,539 regional jets and 1,261 turboprops through the end of 2016. During that time, Embraer will produce 1,268 regional jets, or roughly 33 percent of the total; Bombardier will build 1,067 jets and turboprops combined, or about 28 percent, and ATR will ship 395 turboprops, or a bit more than 10 percent, said the report. None of the other three manufacturers will contribute more than 10 percent of the total, it added.
