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Saturday, February 02, 2013

Embraer Nailing Down KC-390 Configuration, Price

KC-390 |Embraer plans to begin efforts to sell its KC-390 internationally after completion of the critical design review (CDR) now under way with its launch customer, the Brazilian air force, which is funding development of the twin-turbofan tanker/transport.

The CDR is to be completed by this quarter. “[By June] we will be ready to go to market with terms and conditions and a final configuration,” says Luiz Carlos Aguilar, CEO of Embraer Defense & Security.

Embraer forecasts a market for 700 aircraft over 10 years, worth more than $50 billion. “That is very conservative,” he says, noting there are more than 2,000 older airlifters, mainly Lockheed Martin C-130s and Russian Antonovs, that will need replacing within 10 years.

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