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Embraer Commercial CEO Sees No Max Effect on Boeing Deal
Both companies remain equally committed to the Embraer-Boeing combination, says Slattery.
Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO John Slattery (Photo: Mark Wagner)
Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO John Slattery (Photo: Mark Wagner)

The events surrounding the Boeing 737 Max will not influence “in any way, shape or form” Boeing’s commitment and resources to close the transaction with Embraer on the joint venture for the commercial aviation business, according to Embraer Commercial Aviation president and CEO John Slattery. “The creation of the new company is an enormous body of work and requires significant resources from both sides,” Slattery told AIN on the sidelines of the IATA annual general meeting in Seoul earlier this week. “The resources that were originally identified by Boeing to lead on their side of the closing of the transaction were in place well before the current situation with the Max materialized, and those resources have not been influenced at all.”