Tag: Embraer

• Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 20:57 UTC

  Angry Embraer workers threaten to go on strike in Brazil

  

  Unions representing workers at Brazil's aircraft factory Embraer are ready to go on strike indefinitely strike as salary bargaining seems to be deadlocked. The measure could start as early as next Monday, sources at the company's commercial aircraft plant in São José dos Campos confirmed on Wednesday.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 16:37 UTC

  Embraer is awarded Brazilian certification for the Praetor 500

  

  Embraer has announced that the company’s new Praetor 500 midsize business jet was granted its Type Certificate by Brazil’s Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC—Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil), having been announced in October 2018 at NBAA-BACE.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 08:56 UTC

  Brazilian manufactured cargo plane undergoing certification tests in United States

  

  The Brazilian Air Force visited the Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) in the US a month ago to run a series of low-altitude cargo extraction tests as part of a certification process for their new cargo plane.

• Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  Brazilian judge suspends Embraer/Boeing tie-up negotiations

  

  A Brazilian judge on Friday suspended negotiations for the tie-up of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer SA and Boeing Co, according to a court document. The court issued an injunction suspending an Embraer shareholders meeting scheduled for Feb. 26 that would vote on whether to approve the terms already agreed upon by the two companies.

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 12:24 UTC

  Embraer/Boeing marriage receives the blessing from Brazil's government

  

  The Brazilian government on Thursday said it would allow a proposed tie-up between plane makers Embraer SA and Boeing Co to go forward, capping weeks of uncertainty in which President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his hesitation.

• Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 03:43 UTC

  Brazilian judge halts Embraer-Boeing alliance yet again

  

  A Brazilian judge Thursday blocked yet again the merger of the commercial division of Embraer with Boeing, despite a joint announcement to the contrary a few days ago.

• Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 08:19 UTC

  Embraer-Boeing deal clears provisional injunction, but now depends on Bolsonaro's administration

  

  A Brazilian federal court has overturned a provisional injunction that blocked a proposed tie-up between plane makers Embraer and Boeing, Embraer said on Monday in a securities filing. Brazil's Embraer announced in July its intention to sell 80% of its commercial aviation business to Chicago-based Boeing for US$ 3.8 billion. Embraer has said the deal is crucial for its survival.

• Friday, December 7th 2018 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian federal judge freezes proposed tie-up of Embraer with Boeing

  

  A Brazilian federal court on Thursday suspended a proposed US$ 4.75 billion tie-up between US aerospace giant Boeing and the civilian business of Brazilian plane-maker Embraer pending the government of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro taking office.

• Thursday, July 5th 2018 - 07:07 UTC

  Embraer-Boeing combined operations talks “complex” but ongoing

  

  Embraer SA Chief Executive Officer Paulo Souza e Silva said the company is in the final stage of talks to combine operations with Boeing Co, newspaper Valor Economico reported on its website late on Wednesday. Souza e Silva, attending an event hosted by the paper, declined to elaborate on details of the agreement and described the negotiation as “complex.”

• Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 09:40 UTC

  Boeing's interest in Embraer conditioned by the Brazilian government

  

  United States manufacturer Boeing Co sought to calm Brazilian concern about a potential tie-up with Embraer SA after President Michel Temer and other officials warned they would veto any full takeover bid for the regional jet maker.