Embraer To Sell 20 E190s to Argentina
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner hosted Embraer executive vice president Mauro Kern yesterday at the Argentine Presidential Palace during

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner hosted Embraer executive vice president Mauro Kern yesterday at the Argentine Presidential Palace during a ceremony marking the planned sale of 20 Embraer 190ARs to Buenos Aires-based Austral Airlines. According to Embraer, a firm sales contract will take effect within two months, “after fulfilling certain requirements.” The contract calls for first delivery during the first half of next year.

In a parallel but ostensibly “independent” development, Embraer and the Argentine Ministry of Defense signed an MoU that calls for the use of the military maintenance and modification center known as Área Material Córdoba (AMC) for the supply of service and parts for Embraer aircraft in Argentina.