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Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:01 am
by Gonzalo
Looking at the ( Boeing and Airbus ) forecast of literally dozens of thousands of aircraft market for the next 20-30 years, and taking into account that the Regional Jets / Smaller narrow bodies is facing more competition every day ( E jets are in the same league of C-Series, SSJ , plus the Chinese projects, and probably I'm missing more ), will ( or SHOULD ) Embraer ever build an aircraft type larger than the E-190/195 ?? Obviously I'm not thinking in big WB quads like the 747 or A380, but something from 150 to 300 seats... Are they looking to that market in the future or is just a big no no for this company ??
Your thoughts ?
Rgds.
G.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:15 am
by gigneil
The E195.
Also yes I think they will get up to 150.
NS
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:59 am
by rotating14
I can't think of anything more than what they have now. An elongated
NB doesn't seem like something they'd be interested in developing. Also to note Embraer and Boeing have established some sort of partnership to work on developing cargo aircraft, which could lead to a commercial partnership.
http://m.upi.com/story/UPI-12961341937928/
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:19 am
by PPVRA
The
KC-390 will be the largest ever aircraft built by Embraer. But in the civilian area, I think it's gonna be a little while until we see something bigger from Embraer. They've got a portfolio of business jets to push, the E-jet re-engine to manage and the
KC-390 to build. They are also diversifying into other fields:
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Sec...n/UPI-26421346192343/?spt=hs&or=si
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:03 pm
by 2travel2know2
What's wrong with a civilian version of the Embraer
KC-390?
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:34 pm
by yyz717
That would likely require an all-new design. Can the E195 be stretched future?
There is also the option (requirement?) to upgrade the E175-195 offering without a larger aircraft to counter the C-series.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:50 pm
by BD500
It does not seem they will design a larger A/C than the E195, the latest news from Embraer is that they are working on a re-engined E175/E190/E195 version with the possibility of a common wing throughout the family.
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...or-re-engined-e-jet-family-372681/
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:22 pm
by PPVRA
Military aircraft are not designed with a very big emphasis on economics.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:30 pm
by DocLightning
It's not designed for a civilian mission. Civilian missions are suited to low-wing twin-engine monoplanes.
I do wonder why Embraer won't take on A and B at least in the 737/A320 market. Both A and B have huge backlogs and I'd be willing to bet that the world's airlines would love a third player.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:21 pm
by KDAYflyer
I doubt they will build anything larger than 130 seats for the foreseable future. Boeing and Airbus have a stranglehold on that size and up. It would take a true technologial breakthrough of a fuel savings of 30% above the MAX and NEO for them to do that and I just dont see it happening.....but who knows what the future holds.....
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:36 pm
by KaiTak747
To develop an aircraft with a higher capacity than the E195 would require building an entirely new airframe (I think the stretched E195 is the longest possible for the wing size and landing gear), which would cost a huge amount of money.
Also, competing with the 737MAX, A320NEO family and the C-series will probably mean that Embraer would not gain enough orders to see a ROI.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:48 pm
by airbazar
They are the best positioned manufactured to make that leap. If they don't someone else will and it will negatively affect their
RJ business. The market is begging for a third option right now. The backlog is so huge that some airlines are losing market because they have to wait too long to get their hands on much needed aircraft.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:30 pm
by tomcat
Could we ever see Embraer or any other airframer building a short-range (1000-2000 nm) high capacity (widebody 200-250+ pax) turboprop aircraft? Let's say it would be the turboprop version of the A310 or the ill-fated 783. Such a plane would have tremendous economics on short trips and would be an ass kicker of the high speed trains on trips longer than say 300 miles.
Looking at the current rebirth of the ATR72, this seems the next logical step.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:57 pm
by Gonzalo
Quoting KaiTak747 (Reply 10): Also, competing with the 737MAX, A320NEO family and the C-series will probably mean that Embraer would not gain enough orders to see a ROI. |
I'm not so sure about it. There is a huge number of aircraft needed in the next 20-30 years ( see Boeing or Airbus studies about the subject.)
And A & B have their own problems :
Quoting airbazar (Reply 11): The market is begging for a third option right now. The backlog is so huge that some airlines are losing market because they have to wait too long to get their hands on much needed aircraft. |
Rgds.
G.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:03 pm
by Aesma
If they can secure the billions needed to develop a competitor to the A320neo/737max, they'll do it. My bet is that no such billions are available to them at the moment.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:23 pm
by rampart
This:
Quoting PPVRA (Reply 7): Military aircraft are not designed with a very big emphasis on economics. |
...and the specifications I've read say it can carry 60-some paratroops and 80-some regular passengers, so no more than an E-jet. It would resemble somewhat an Avro
RJ or An-148. But neither of those overlapped with the lower 737 or A320 cappacity.
-Rampart
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:26 pm
by NBGSkyGod
Quoting tomcat (Reply 12): Could we ever see Embraer or any other airframer building a short-range (1000-2000 nm) high capacity (widebody 200-250+ pax) turboprop aircraft? Let's say it would be the turboprop version of the A310 or the ill-fated 783. Such a plane would have tremendous economics on short trips and would be an ass kicker of the high speed trains on trips longer than say 300 miles.
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They'd be better off trying to redesign the E120 and capture the 10-29 seat turboprop market, as there is now a large gap in the light capacity EAS market with the retirements of the Beech 1900. An aircraft with less than 30 seats could get into airports that do not have
FAR part 139 certification, but want/need airline service.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:39 pm
by tomcat
Quoting NBGSkyGod (Reply 16): They'd be better off trying to redesign the E120 and capture the 10-29 seat turboprop market |
You may be right about that, but I don't think that it's the kind of project that's going to fuel Embraer's growth even though they would make profit out of it. The goal of any company is to keep growing (at least the bottom line), so it seems sensible to expand the product line with higher value products, provided that you can sell enough of them with a good margin.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:49 pm
by Gonzalo
Quoting NBGSkyGod (Reply 16): They'd be better off trying to redesign the E120 and capture the 10-29 seat turboprop market, as there is now a large gap in the light capacity EAS market with the retirements of the Beech 1900. An aircraft with less than 30 seats could get into airports that do not have FAR part 139 certification, but want/need airline service. |
Everything
OK with that. But when I started the thread was thinking more about Embraer becoming a "major league" player fighting for a market share with Boeing and Airbus, in the market of bigger planes, not smaller ones :
Quoting Gonzalo (Thread starter): taking into account that the Regional Jets / Smaller narrow bodies is facing more competition every day ( E jets are in the same league of C-Series, SSJ , plus the Chinese projects, and probably I'm missing more ), will ( or SHOULD ) Embraer ever build an aircraft type larger than the E-190/195 ?? |
In other words, yes, you are right, they could sell a good amount of small turboprops, but that is not a big challenge for them, they did the EMB-110 Bandeirante decades ago, and the Brasilia later, and yes, both great aircraft, but that is not a challenge for them anymore.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 10:52 pm
by PPVRA
Quoting Aesma (Reply 14): If they can secure the billions needed to develop a competitor to the A320neo/737max, they'll do it. My bet is that no such billions are available to them at the moment.
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Part of the problem, I have no doubt, is risk. It's a big project for a company like Embraer. If they can get a partner to go into it with them, say, somebody like Lockheed Martin, then I can see they jumping on it.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:00 am
by 2travel2know2
Quoting DocLightning (Reply 8): It's not designed for a civilian mission. Civilian missions are suited to low-wing twin-engine monoplanes. |
Regardless, that's an interesting photo of the Embraer cargo aircraft in some courious liveries.
How about an stretched
KC-390 then? Long enough for 130 passengers @ 30" pitch
Quoting rampart (Reply 15): ...and the specifications I've read say it can carry 60-some paratroops and 80-some regular passengers, so no more than an E-jet. |
Could it be possible that the "Civilian"
KC-390 economics be better than the current E170?
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:59 am
by panais
tomcat is spot on. Why go against Boeing and Airbus and C-Series and the chinese and the russians on planes below 200 seats. Go where there is no competition and this is the 250 short to medium range sized planes. This is the A300 territory, this is how Airbus started and look at the company now.
I suggest that they have a look at Keesje's Greenliner.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 1:09 pm
by StickShaker
Quoting KDAYflyer (Reply 9): I doubt they will build anything larger than 130 seats for the foreseable future. Boeing and Airbus have a stranglehold on that size and up. |
You can get the answer to this question by looking at the miserable orders for both the A319Neo and 737 Max-7. Both the 320 Neo and 737 Max-8 will effectively be the base models for the new Nb's coming later this decade from A and B. This leaves the 130 to 150 seat
NB market open for new competitors. No doubt the C Series can stretch to around 150 seats but would that be possible for the E series jets without needing a new wing ($$$).
Regards,
StickShaker
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:07 pm
by Aesma
Quoting panais (Reply 21): This is the A300 territory, this is how Airbus started and look at the company now. |
If you want an equivalent to the A300 the 767 is pretty close, and even at bargain prices it's not really a hot seller. Boeing also offered the 787-3 and in the end it was scrapped.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:47 pm
by tistpaa727
Quoting Aesma (Reply 23): If you want an equivalent to the A300 the 767 is pretty close, and even at bargain prices it's not really a hot seller. Boeing also offered the 787-3 and in the end it was scrapped. |
I think the bigger point against the 767 right now is airlines are upgauging their fleet to 787/330 sized equipment to fill the role the 767/300 once did. The 783 was a lame duck derivative, too heavy because it was based on the 788. Airlines were not interested in a non-optimized aircraft.
As airlines move up there does leave a large gap for an optimized aircraft between the NEO/MAX and 330/787. The problem for Emb (or BBD for that matter) is resources. It would take a lot of money to fund the development of a completely new aircraft in a completely new segment.
Still would be interesting though, at least from an aviation enthusiast's point of view.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:50 pm
by DocLightning
Quoting 2travel2know2 (Reply 20): Could it be possible that the "Civilian" KC-390 economics be better than the current E170? |
It's not competing with the E170. What matters is whether it can compete with the next generation of low-wing small airliners.
Quoting panais (Reply 21): Go where there is no competition and this is the 250 short to medium range sized planes. |
Who is buying? That's what the 783 was and nobody bought.
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:50 pm
by Aesma
I'd argue the A300 is not a good example anyway, since it was not a medium haul widebody per se, all other widebodies at the time were used on medium haul if the route warranted it. If was a widebody twin, the innovation was the number of engines, not the mission. Since ETOPS didn't exist, it meant it wouldn't have made sense to design it for long haul, but I'm not sure you can conclude it was optimized for medium haul.
What would really differentiate a medium haul 787 from a long haul one ? A little bit weaker wing ?
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:14 pm
by Devilfish
Quoting 2travel2know2 (Reply 20): Could it be possible that the "Civilian" KC-390 economics be better than the current E170? |
I think Embraer would be better off keeping the
KC-390 in the military and special missions fold.....
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/art...eals-kc_390-details%2C-images.html
Quoting StickShaker (Reply 22): This leaves the 130 to 150 seat NB market open for new competitors. |
I guess that's where they're going with this.....
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...ll-new-narrowbody-airliner-375746/
Quote:
"Embraer had been close to launching a new narrowbody airliner until last November, but then took a step back to avoid challenging the re-engined and upgraded Boeing 737-7 Max and Airbus A319neo in the 130-seat class.
Embraer instead decided to re-engine its current E-Jet family that occupies the market segment just below the 120-seat threshold, with entry-into-service scheduled no later than 2018.
But it is clear that decision only postponed Embraer's goal to eventually field an all-new narrowbody aimed at the 130-seat market provided that Airbus and Boeing vacate the segment"
RE: Will Embraer Ever Build A Plane Larger Than E190?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:51 pm
by queb
Quoting tomcat (Reply 12): Could we ever see Embraer or any other airframer building a short-range (1000-2000 nm) high capacity (widebody 200-250+ pax) turboprop aircraft? |
No. Too risky and too expensive for a small airframer like Embraer. I see Embraer becoming a tier 1 partner with Airbus or Boeing for their new narrowbody aircraft in 2025-2030.