Thursday, February 12, 2009
Bangalore: After delivering 200-plus commercial, executive and defence jets to various parts of the world last year, Brasilian manufacturer Embraer, with a firm backlog of nearly $20 billion as of now, is looking at a big market in India. Paramount Airways in India has leased two of the Embraer 170 series aircraft.
Embraer is showcasing its executive jets at the seventh international air show from February 11 to February 15: a super mid-size Legacy 600 and full-scale mock-ups of the Phenom 300 light jet and the Lineage 1000 ultra-large jet cross-section in a closed tent.
"There is a big new market with India one of the most promising markets for us," Embraer vice president, marketing and sales, Asia-Pacific (executive jets) Jose Eduardo Costas told India Today inside the Lineage 1000 plush cabin. "Lots of high net worth individuals and corporates may want to avoid commercial air travel and would prefer the private jet route and they will find these planes very useful."
The company's executive jets portfolio comprises six aircraft: entry level to ultra-large ones.
Phenom 100 can carry up to eight and has a range of 2,182 km, the Legacy 450 carries nine with a 4,260 km range while its largest executive jet carries 19 in five cabin zones and has a 8,334 km range.
The four-decade old aviation company, sited in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, has eight of its executive jets in the country - five with the government and three with private corporations. It is hoping to land its ultra-large Lineage 1000.
11/02/09 Stephen David/India Today To read the news in full | PermaLink
Embraer is showcasing its executive jets at the seventh international air show from February 11 to February 15: a super mid-size Legacy 600 and full-scale mock-ups of the Phenom 300 light jet and the Lineage 1000 ultra-large jet cross-section in a closed tent.
"There is a big new market with India one of the most promising markets for us," Embraer vice president, marketing and sales, Asia-Pacific (executive jets) Jose Eduardo Costas told India Today inside the Lineage 1000 plush cabin. "Lots of high net worth individuals and corporates may want to avoid commercial air travel and would prefer the private jet route and they will find these planes very useful."
The company's executive jets portfolio comprises six aircraft: entry level to ultra-large ones.
Phenom 100 can carry up to eight and has a range of 2,182 km, the Legacy 450 carries nine with a 4,260 km range while its largest executive jet carries 19 in five cabin zones and has a 8,334 km range.
The four-decade old aviation company, sited in Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, has eight of its executive jets in the country - five with the government and three with private corporations. It is hoping to land its ultra-large Lineage 1000.
11/02/09 Stephen David/India Today To read the news in full | PermaLink
