Aircraft
Embraer makes splash with raft of E190 orders
Embraer rolled up to the show with a raft of E-Jet orders, including five firm positions plus five options for 190s from Niki Lauda’s low-fare airline Niki

Embraer rolled up to the show with a raft of E-Jet orders, including five firm positions plus five options for 190s from Niki Lauda’s low-fare airline Niki, but the Brazilian manufacturer played down threats from Bombardier’s C-Series, which its Canadian rival launched before the show.

Mauro Kern, Embraer executive vice president airline market, told reporters at the show, “We see that the C-Series will be in the market by 2013-14 [but] with E-Jets, in these hard times, we can give the airlines a solution right now.”