Tue, Jun 20, 2006
Rival Embraer Warns Against Competing With Boeing,
Airbus
Remember back in January, when Bombardier said market conditions
simply didn't justify the launch of its new
110-passenger C-series jets? Well, it turns out that,
while not in active production... the C-series project has been far
from dead.
In fact, the Montreal Star-Gazette reports a 50-member design
team has now completed its concept work on the 110-passenger
aircraft... and Bombardier claims several airlines have expressed
interest. There's even talk about a launch customer, although the
airline has yet to be named.
So Bombardier will continue to let the C-series project simmer
with its small team of designers honing the shape of the
aircraft... and the marketing team will continue talking with
potential customers about using the plane to replace older aircraft
in their fleets.
In something of an odd move, however, Bombardier's chief rival
in the regional jet market, Brazil's Embraer, warned the Canadian
planemaker against setting its sights too high.
"It seemed to us from the first moment that the C Series would
have a risk factor associated with it by invading the territory
which is today dominated by Airbus and Boeing and this would be
difficult or an additional challenge for Bombardier," said Horacio
Forjaz, executive vice-president of corporate communications at
Embraer, told The Globe and Mail.
Forjaz added Embraer is content to keep its largest plane -- the
100-seat E-190 -- out of the way of the big boys -- Boeing's
119-seat 737, and the 120-seat Airbus A319.
"We clearly see Boeing and Airbus in the upper stage of this
market," Forjaz said. "We have no intention of developing any
product that would directly conflict with each one of them."
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