Aircraft
Embraer Upbeat on Mideast Demand for E-Jets, T-prop, EVA
Hussein Dabbas, head of Embraer’s commercial unit for the Middle East and Africa, sees an appetite for small narrowbodies returning.
Embraer's Middle East and Africa commercial unit head, Hussein Dabbas, sees big prospects in his region for the company's E-Jets and future projects. (Photo: Embraer)
Embraer's Middle East and Africa commercial unit head, Hussein Dabbas, sees big prospects in his region for the company's E-Jets and future projects. (Photo: Embraer)

Embraer’s stated belief that the Covid-19 pandemic has created new opportunities for it to expand the fleet of E-Jets as airlines review their networks and adapt to changed traveling behavior applies acutely to the Middle East, as the pandemic interrupts traditional long-haul-to-long-haul traffic streams and gives rise to more interregional travel, according to the head of Embraer’s commercial aircraft unit for the Middle East and Africa, Hussein Dabbas. The new environment has also spurred strong interest in the Brazilian OEM’s updated concept for a next-generation 70- to 90-seat turboprop, he added.


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