Aerospace Diary

Airframers/Suppliers Aviation Daily Jul 16 , 2010 , p. 18 Neelam Mathews Embraer is tapping India for its new Lineage 1000, an Embraer 190 variant, as it comes to the end of its Asian tour. The range of 4,400 nm (8,149 km) with eight passengers, or 4,500 nm (8,334 km) with four passengers, enables the Lineage 1000 to fly nonstop from India to Switzerland, South Africa and Australia. In addition to being available in a wide variety of configurations, it is equipped with the latest electronic fly-by-wire flight control system. “For Embraer, India is the biggest market in Asia-Pacific,” says Jose Eduardo Costas, VP-marketing and sales for executive jets. “India is the only country in the region where we have sold or have orders for every kind of Embraer aircraft,” Costas told The DAILY. The Brazilian airframer is looking to replace turboprops currently flown in India with Phenom 100s, which will fly 20% faster and cost less to maintain. Of the 40 Phenom 100/300s sold in Asia, ...

Aviation Week Daily Jun 30, 2010 By Neelam Mathews NEW DELHI Embraer is finding India to be one of its fastest growing markets in Asia, with orders for 40 Phenom 100/300s scheduled to be delivered by 2012. Embraer also has received interest for the Lineage 1000, presently on a two-week tour of Asia, including India. The largest in the family of Embraer Executive Jets, the Lineage 1000 flying tour is part of ongoing marketing efforts to showcase the aircraft to specific audiences in the region including individuals and charter companies. “The flying tour aims to bring the actual product to potential customers and provide them the opportunity to see, touch and feel the jets personally,” says José Eduardo Costas, Embraer VP of marketing and sales, Asia Pacific – Executive Jets. Embraer has also sold nine Legacy 600s to India, of which five have been sold to the government. “We have sold all our products in India and now have a current backlog.” Invision, an Indian business gr...