segunda-feira, junho 17, 2013 |
Paris Air Show 2013: Embraer unveils next generation of regional jet, hiking pressure on Bombardier
By Scott Deveau, Financial Post June 17, 2013 .
Brazil’s Embraer S.A. upped the ante in its dogfight with Bombardier Inc. on Monday by launching its next generation of regional jets at the Paris Air Show.
The so-called E-Jet E2 family will not only compete against Bombardier’s current slate of regional aircraft but also the smallest of its upcoming CSeries aircraft. The planes are an update of the Brazilian manufacturer’s existing E-Jets with new wings, better avionics, fly-by-wire controls and new Pratt & Whitney geared-turbofan engines. The aircraft are also larger than the existing E-Jets, and can reach upward of 144 seats in a high-density configuration of the largest, the E-Jet 195 E2.
Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer chief executive, said he believed the E2 family would offer many of the benefits of a clean-sheet design with the benefits that come with commonality with the existing E-Jets. While the aircraft are too small to be a threat to the narrow-body aircraft of Boeing and Airbus, Mr. Curado said they would be competitive with Bombardier’s regional jets and its smaller CSeries, the CS100 and are aimed squarely at the 70 to 130 seat market.
“The CS100 is in the same ballpark,” he said at a press conference in Paris Monday.
Adding fuel to the fire, Embraer also announced its launch partners for the planes, including a firm order for 100 of the smaller E-Jet 175 E2 from SkyWest Airlines Inc., which carries options for an additional 100 of the aircraft. If all options are exercised, the order could be valued at up to US$9.3-billion, and comes in addition to an order for up to 200 of the existing E-Jets in May by SkyWest.
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Embraer also announced an letter of intent signed by International Lease Finance Corp. for 25 of the E-Jet 190 E2 and 195 E2, which carries the option of doubling in size.
Embraer estimates the smaller 175 and 190 E2 will offer roughly 16% better fuel burn than the existing E-Jets and a 23% improvement for the larger 195 E2 aircraft. It said the aircraft will offer about a 15% improvement in maintenance costs, translating into between $1-million and $1.5-million in savings per aircraft over 10 years.
Embraer also said it had letters of intent from five other operators across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America for 65 of the aircraft.
It was an impressive haul for the Brazilian manufacturer on a day when Bombardier’s largest announcement for the day was revealing that London’s Odyssey Airlines was the previously undisclosed European customer for 10 of its CSeries aircraft.
But Guy Hachey, Bombardier Aerospace president, said he wasn’t concerned about the impact the new family of aircraft would have on sales, despite the company’s new CSeries garnering only 177 firm orders five years after being announced. He noted that the CSeries will have a considerable edge over the new E2 family with 30% more range, more seats and an entry into service by mid-year 2014, four years ahead of the earliest arrival of from the E2 family.
“We expected all our competitors to react to the CSeries,” Mr. Hachey said. “We all know where they stand, which is a good thing.”
Embraer said the 190 E2 will not enter into service until late 2018, followed by the 195 E2 in 2018 and the E175 E2 in 2020.
“That’s if they’re on time, so we have quite a lead,” Mr. Hachey said, adding that the company still expects to have 300 firm CSeries orders by entry into service next year. “We have almost four years worth of a lead.”
He also argued the current CRJs are more efficient than the existing products, and when you compare it to the future products, he said it would be about even.
“We feel like we have the bookends and will be in a good position to compete,” he said.
But Walter Spracklin, RBC Capital Markets analyst, said he expected the E2 family will have a greater impact in the regional segment.
“Bombardier management believes that the existing CRJ line-up offers a competitive product line-up, we believe Bombardier will need to either launch a clean-sheet regional jet offering in the coming years or effectively concede market share in the regional jet segment,” he said in a note to clients.
Mr. Hachey said Bombardier is not considering an all-new design. But is considering a “tweak” to the engines in the years to come to make them more competitive.
The so-called E-Jet E2 family will not only compete against Bombardier’s current slate of regional aircraft but also the smallest of its upcoming CSeries aircraft. The planes are an update of the Brazilian manufacturer’s existing E-Jets with new wings, better avionics, fly-by-wire controls and new Pratt & Whitney geared-turbofan engines. The aircraft are also larger than the existing E-Jets, and can reach upward of 144 seats in a high-density configuration of the largest, the E-Jet 195 E2.
Frederico Fleury Curado, Embraer chief executive, said he believed the E2 family would offer many of the benefits of a clean-sheet design with the benefits that come with commonality with the existing E-Jets. While the aircraft are too small to be a threat to the narrow-body aircraft of Boeing and Airbus, Mr. Curado said they would be competitive with Bombardier’s regional jets and its smaller CSeries, the CS100 and are aimed squarely at the 70 to 130 seat market.
“The CS100 is in the same ballpark,” he said at a press conference in Paris Monday.
Adding fuel to the fire, Embraer also announced its launch partners for the planes, including a firm order for 100 of the smaller E-Jet 175 E2 from SkyWest Airlines Inc., which carries options for an additional 100 of the aircraft. If all options are exercised, the order could be valued at up to US$9.3-billion, and comes in addition to an order for up to 200 of the existing E-Jets in May by SkyWest.
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Embraer also announced an letter of intent signed by International Lease Finance Corp. for 25 of the E-Jet 190 E2 and 195 E2, which carries the option of doubling in size.
Embraer estimates the smaller 175 and 190 E2 will offer roughly 16% better fuel burn than the existing E-Jets and a 23% improvement for the larger 195 E2 aircraft. It said the aircraft will offer about a 15% improvement in maintenance costs, translating into between $1-million and $1.5-million in savings per aircraft over 10 years.
Embraer also said it had letters of intent from five other operators across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America for 65 of the aircraft.
It was an impressive haul for the Brazilian manufacturer on a day when Bombardier’s largest announcement for the day was revealing that London’s Odyssey Airlines was the previously undisclosed European customer for 10 of its CSeries aircraft.
But Guy Hachey, Bombardier Aerospace president, said he wasn’t concerned about the impact the new family of aircraft would have on sales, despite the company’s new CSeries garnering only 177 firm orders five years after being announced. He noted that the CSeries will have a considerable edge over the new E2 family with 30% more range, more seats and an entry into service by mid-year 2014, four years ahead of the earliest arrival of from the E2 family.
“We expected all our competitors to react to the CSeries,” Mr. Hachey said. “We all know where they stand, which is a good thing.”
Embraer said the 190 E2 will not enter into service until late 2018, followed by the 195 E2 in 2018 and the E175 E2 in 2020.
“That’s if they’re on time, so we have quite a lead,” Mr. Hachey said, adding that the company still expects to have 300 firm CSeries orders by entry into service next year. “We have almost four years worth of a lead.”
He also argued the current CRJs are more efficient than the existing products, and when you compare it to the future products, he said it would be about even.
“We feel like we have the bookends and will be in a good position to compete,” he said.
But Walter Spracklin, RBC Capital Markets analyst, said he expected the E2 family will have a greater impact in the regional segment.
“Bombardier management believes that the existing CRJ line-up offers a competitive product line-up, we believe Bombardier will need to either launch a clean-sheet regional jet offering in the coming years or effectively concede market share in the regional jet segment,” he said in a note to clients.
Mr. Hachey said Bombardier is not considering an all-new design. But is considering a “tweak” to the engines in the years to come to make them more competitive.
Source: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/fp/Live+from+Paris+Show+Embraer+unveils+next+generation+regional+hiking/8535225/story.html
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