Aircraft
Export Prospects Boost Embraer's C-390 Airlifter
The multi-role platform offers an alternative to Lockheed Martin's C-130 aircraft
Embraer KC-390 airlifter
A Brazilian KC-390 military airlifter conducts a flares test. In May, the type was demonstrated to the U.S. special forces community. © Embraer

Embraer's presence at the Paris Air Show this year is bolstered by a growing order book for the C-390 Millennium airlifter. For some time, the platform only had support from the aerospace and defense group's Brazilian home customer, but it now garners a growing number of orders from overseas, including from Europe.

Recent international sales have offset the disappointment of a cut in the number of aircraft ordered by Brazil's government. They have also firmly established the C-390 as a highly competitive and credible option in the airlifter market.

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