Portugal opens talks to acquire Embraer
KC-390s
09 JUNE, 2017 SOURCE: FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL
BY: FELIPE SALLES RIO DE JANEIRO
The Portuguese government has started formal
negotiations with Embraer to buy five KC-390 twinjet tanker-transports with an
option for a sixth aircraft.
The talks are expected to last for the next
three months, defining the detailed configuration for the Portuguese air force,
delivery dates and payment schedules. Also included in the negotiations is a
full flight simulator, spares and other support services.
Announced days before the opening of this
year’s Paris air show, the talks could lead to Embraer's first foreign sale of
the KC-390, adding to a firm order for 28 aircraft placed by the Brazilian air
force in 2014.
Portugal is among five countries that have
tentatively agreed to buy the KC-390 since 2010, along with Argentina, Chile,
Colombia and Czech Republic.
But Lisbon's commitment to the programme
appeared uncertain in 2015 after its air force launched a modernisation
programme for its six Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules aircraft.
Embraer has previously announced expectations
to sell the KC-390 to an “addressable market” of around 700 aircraft. This
means replacing veteran C-130Hs and Antonov An-12s - both four-engined tactical
turboprops still in service - worldwide.
The “addressable market” in this segment
excludes potential sales to manufacturer countries like the USA, Russia and
China.
Original post: flightglobal.com
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