PARIS - Embraer and Boeing are partnering on the sales and marketing of Embraer's KC-390 transport. Under the agreement, Boeing is the lead for KC-390 sales, sustainment, and training opportunities in the U.S., U.K., and select Middle East markets. Embraer will manufacture the aircraft and collaborate on sales, sustainment, and training.
"The KC-390 is an extremely capable aircraft that continues to attract interest by several nations, and Boeing's military transport expertise is ideal for teaming in the international market," said Luiz Carlos Aguiar, president and CEO of Embraer Defesa & Segurança. The KC-390 originated as a defense project contracted by the Brazilian Air Force in 2009. It is currently in development in Brazil.
The new agreement builds upon the broad cooperation agreement Boeing and Embraer signed in 2012. The companies are also collaborating on aircraft efficiency and safety, research and technology, defense products, and sustainable aviation biofuels.
