Amman – Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft maker, plans to establish a parts distribution centre in the Middle East. This information was disclosed this week, in a press conference, by José Luis Molina, the company vice-president for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, according to an article published on Friday by Jordanian newspaper The Jordan Times.
According to the publication, Molina said that the idea is to supply companies that already use Embraer jets in the region, among them Royal Jordanian, EgyptAir and Saudi Arabian, apart from different clients that own executive jets.
Still according to the paper, the executive added that Embraer is evaluating the best site in the region to install its distribution centre. The announcement took place on the eve of a trade mission from Brazil to Jordan, headed by Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce president Salim Taufic Schahin, and should count on the presence of a representative of the aircraft producer.
The Brazilian delegation should arrive in the Arab country on Friday night and the programme includes meetings with public and private sector representatives, participation in a conference promoted by the Jordan Investment Board (JIB), the Jordanian investment promotion agency, and a meeting with king Abdullah II.
According to newspaper Jordan Times, airlines in the Middle East currently need to buy spare parts for their aircraft from an Embraer warehouse in France.
This is not the first time the company announces plans to install a unit in the region. In April last year, as informed by ANBA, the company disclosed the possibility of having an aircraft maintenance unit in the United Arab Emirates. In May 2007, the company also informed that it was negotiating the establishment of a service centre in Egypt with EgyptAir.
*Translated by Mark Ament
