Aircraft
Embraer To Launch New Aircraft by Year-End
Embraer has given its clearest indication to date that won’t stand by and watch competitors from Canada, the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and Russia
Mauro Kern now heads the new Embraer division dubbed New Programs-Airline Market. (Photo: Gregory Polek)
Mauro Kern now heads the new Embraer division dubbed New Programs-Airline Market. (Photo: Gregory Polek)

Embraer has given its clearest indication to date that won’t stand by and watch competitors from Canada, the U.S., Europe, China, Japan and Russia share respective pieces of the next-generation narrowbody market without any challenge from Brazil. The company will, in fact, decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by the end of this year, executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN on Wednesday. Kern’s revelation came just days after the company announced the establishment of a new division called New Programs-Airline Market to explore options for a successor to its E-Jet line of 70- to 110-seat airliners.