Aircraft
Embraer’s Slattery Sees Broad Benefits of Consolidation
The Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO works to answer the concerns of 10 competition authorities scrutinizing his company’s planned combination with Boeing.
Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO John Slattery addresses reporters before the official handover of the first E195-E2 to Azul. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO John Slattery addresses reporters before the official handover of the first E195-E2 to Azul. (Photo: Embraer)

Not everyone has met the recent wave of consolidation in the aerospace industry with enthusiasm, but for Embraer Commercial Aircraft CEO John Slattery, the trend will prove beneficial in the long run as his customers come to appreciate the “accretive” value of Boeing’s acquisition of 80 percent of Embraer’s commercial business. Speaking with AIN recently from Embraer’s offices in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, Slattery noted that talks between Embraer and Boeing began well before Airbus announced its intention to buy Bombardier’s C Series program, and that Embraer didn’t need any sort of external incentive to appreciate the need to move forward with the combination.