OEMs ready product lines for return to growth
As airline traffic continues to recover from the global recession, airframe and engine manufacturers continue to develop new models and consider follow-on

As airline traffic continues to recover from the global recession, airframe and engine manufacturers continue to develop new models and consider follow-on products. Several companies provided updates at the European Regions Airline Association assembly in Barcelona in late September.

Embraer, for one, said it could decide between possible re-engining of its E-Jet series and initiation of an all-new project by the middle of next year, according to airline-market executive vice president Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva. He said the manufacturer is considering the alternatives and what the competition might do. “We could decide in the next six to nine months,” he said.