Why these Brazilian airplanes loved by passengers
are conquering short-haul flying
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, which specializes in
smaller narrow-body passenger jets, has been clocking up major announcements,
and will soon comprise the entire regional fleet of American Airlines.
And now, rumor has it that the company might be
setting its sights even higher. A Wall Street Journal report last week
suggested that Embraer – currently the world’s third largest aircraft
manufacturer – was planning a new narrow-body jet that could “compete head-on”
with the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max, which have cornered the global
market.