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Boeing, Embraer Talk Benefits of Combination
Top executives participate in first joint air show appearance
Boeing CFO Greg Smith (left), Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg (center), and Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar Silva celebrate their respective companies’ recent joint-venture announcement.
Boeing CFO Greg Smith (left), Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg (center), and Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar Silva celebrate their respective companies’ recent joint-venture announcement.

Top executives from Boeing and Embraer marked their proposed joint venture at the Farnborough Airshow with a July 16 joint briefing to promote the move and, perhaps more important, send a signal to the aerospace industry of their commitment to complete the deal next year.