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Templa@beehaw.org 6 months agoI’m surprised Embraer isn’t more popular.
Murvel@lemm.ee 6 months ago
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
No it’s not. There was a deal in 2020 about a joint venture, but it failed. Brazilian government also has golden shares that give them veto power in certain circumstances.
Murvel@lemm.ee 6 months ago
True enough
Templa@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Almost, but the deal failed thankfully!
BrikoX@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
It’s considered the 3rd biggest player in commercial plane market, but they are tiny in comparison. They have a lot of backend infrastructure built to keep operating, but they don’t have the capital to swing for new, risky designs. One miss and they are at bankruptcy level.
They also missed the mark with their latest Embraer 175-E2 design by not being able to keep the weight under the US scope clause, so they lost a huge market segment.
Templa@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Even before all this I always used to prefer traveling through Embraer planes. I have an irrational fear of flying after an awful turbulence I’ve experienced.
There’s this air company in Brazil called Azul and their fleet is pretty much a mix of Embraer and Airbus.