São Paulo – This Monday (9th) in Washington, Embraer and Boeing signed an agreement for cooperation in developing safer and more efficient aircraft. The partnership was established during a visit of the Brazilian president, Dilma Rousseff, to the United States.
In a press statement, Embraer claimed that the partner companies will cooperate to their “mutual benefit” and to provide value to their clients. “Boeing and Embraer have agreed to seek several areas for cooperation, including functionalities for commercial aircraft that will boost safety and efficiency, research and technology, as well as sustainable biofuels for aviation,” according to the statement issued by the Brazilian company.
The agreement was signed by the CEO of Embraer, Frederico Curado, and the president and CEO of Boeing, Jim Albaugh, after the annual meeting of the Brazil-USA CEO Forum, comprising executives from the two countries.
This is not the first partnership between Boeing and Embraer. In July 2011, the two companies announced that they would seek opportunities to produce aviation biofuel using sugarcane. As of March this year, alongside the European aircraft maker Airbus, the companies signed a memorandum of understanding to develop biofuels at accessible costs and performance equivalent to fossil fuels.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
