Charles Alcock is managing editor of the AIN Media Group, having rejoined the company in 2019. He has been an aviation journalist since 1986, and previously worked for AIN from 1990 to 2017, most recently as editor-in-chief. His main focus is on covering new aviation technology and business models, as well as international news.
Having been raised in the London area, Alcock studied at the University of Manchester in the UK and earned an honors degree in Politics and Modern History. He speaks English and French, and some German.

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A Synerjet, distribuidora da Pilatus Aircraft na América Latina, espera concretizar várias vendas do monomotor turboélice PC-12 durante a LABACE desta semana. De acordo com o diretor geral José Eduardo Brandão, os contratos previstos são evidência de que as condições desafiadoras do mercado na região estão começando a melhorar.


“Ano passado foi um ano a ser esquecido, e esse ano tem sido bem quieto até dois meses atrás, quando nós começamos a ver um pouco de interesse em possíveis compras aqui no Brasil,” ele disse à AIN.


Na exposição estática da LABACE no Aeroporto de Congonhas, a Synerjet está expondo um exemplar do mais novo modelo PC-12NG, caracterizado por um aperfeiçoamento de performance devido, em parte, à sua nova hélice de cinco pás. O novo propulsor permite que a aeronave voe sem parar através da maior parte do Brasil, de São Paulo no sul a Manaus no norte. “Isso dá mais velocidade e subida à aeronave,” disse Brandão. “Nós promoveremos essa melhora [para reequipamento] em aeronaves mais antigas.”


A Synerjet Brasil é a subsidiária para a aviação executiva do conglomerado sul-americano Synergy Group, o qual também inclui linhas aéreas como a Avianca. A Synerjet tem representado a Pilatus ao redor da América Latina desde 2014, quando terminou seu acordo de distribuição com a Bombardier Business Aircraft. Antes disso, a Synerjet já tinha representado o PC-12 no Brasil. Até hoje, ela vendeu mais de 60 aeronaves Pilatus no continente.


Além da melhora de perspectivas no Brasil, a Synerjet também vendeu PC-12s na Colômbia, no Paraguai, na Venezuela, na Guatemala e no Chile. Ela opera centros de serviço autorizados em Sorocaba no Brasil e na Colômbia, e também trabalha com instalações de manutenção autorizadas para a aeronave na Venezuela (Aerocentro) e Chile (Aerocardal).


A Argentina, aonde um novo governo está instaurando uma reforma econômica extensiva, é outro grande foco dos esforços de venda da Synerjet. “Nós teremos a Argentina de volta no jogo muito em breve,” disse Brandão. “Eles têm uma frota imensa de aeronaves [envelhecidas] e é um amplo país com uma boa mentalidade de aviação.”


Apesar de contínuos conflitos políticos e econômicos, a Synerjet está otimista em ganhar mais negócios na Venezuela. “Nós esperamos que a situação lá mude ano que vem,” concluiu Brandão. “É um país muito interessante porque sempre existem venezuelanos ricos, morando principalmente fora do país, que querem comprar uma aeronave.”


A Synerjet também cuida das vendas do novo jato de médio porte PC-24 da Pilatus, que antecipa homologação em torno do final de 2017. Os clientes no Chile, na Guatemala e no Brasil somam 3 dos 84 pedidos feitos até agora. “Nós temos ainda mais interesse [da América Latina] esperando pela nova leva de vendas,” disse Brandão, fazendo referência ao limite temporário que a própria Pilatus instituiu ao atingir 84 pedidos. Ela planeja reabrir a carteira de pedidos ano que vem.

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