De Braziliaanse vliegtuigbouwer Embraer gaat 4 nieuwe typen vliegtuigen ontwikkelen. Hiervoor zijn producten en diensten noodzakelijk op het gebied van ondermeer prototype configuratie, materialen/gietvormen, het exterieur van de vliegtuigen, logistiek en IT.
Aan toeleveranciers worden strenge eisen gesteld. Een consortium van Nederlandse bedrijven dat actief is in de aerospace-sector wil door middel van een haalbaarheidsstudie aantonen dat de Nederlandse producten en technieken aan de gestelde normen voldoen. Verder zullen de Nederlandse bedrijven strategische samenwerkingsverbanden aangaan met lokale subcontractors.

De studie is afgerond op 01-03-2004

Summary

The aircraft sector
Constant and rapid growth of technical development as well as the need for faster, safer and more silent aircraft makes the aircraft industry one of the most dynamic markets worldwide. In Brazil, the aviation sector has traditionally been an area of important interest and concentration in terms of market development. Despite the ups and down on the Brazilian economy and the commercial aviation crisis, the industry achieved positive results, motivating the expansion of manufacturing bases of companies operating in this segment opening new units in the country.
We cannot talk about the Brazilian aircraft market without mentioning Embraer - the fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world. Embraer's headquarters is located in Sao Jose dos Campos, in the state of Sao Paulo. Embraer was Brazil's largest exporter from 1999 to 2001 and second largest in 2002. Embraer's firm order backlog as of June 2003 totalled US$10.3 billion. As of the same date, backlog including options reached US$27.1 billion. Embraer leads a group with widely diversified interests in the aerospace field. The group's activities entail the design, development, production and marketing of a range of turboprop and jet aircraft for regional airline and military use, turboprop aircraft for general aviation, corporate and agricultural utilization, and aviation-related mechanical and hydraulic systems.
In the maintenance sector, Brazil is considered as a leading player in aircraft market because the country is the major industrial economy in Latin America region.

Business in the Brazilian Aircraft Sector – Risk share partners and suppliers
Embraer has developed "risk sharing" partnership with key international aerospace companies. Their risk share partners have direct participation on the success of their aircraft program. In addition to Embraer's risk sharing partners, the company obtains components and material from over 150 suppliers throughout the world. As a result, almost 90 percent of the value of components parts and material for the new 30-to-120 seat category Embraer regional jets comes from foreign suppliers.
The opportunity raised by PESP to the companies AAR Corp, ADSE Consulting, ATS Kleisen and Silver Aerospace, all members of the Netherlands Aerospace Group-NAG, in cooperation with Brazilian aerospace consulting company Mcspace allowed the Dutch companies to be introduced to Embraer and the Brazilian market, by presenting the companies’ capabilities, fostering exchange of technical information that have lead to advanced discussions to the supply of goods and engineering services in the areas of aircraft design and modification, program management, systems integration, tooling design and manufacturing, support to certification and tests to the recent launched regional aircraft Embraer 170 , the new-coming Embraer 190 and its modified versions.
NAG members have expressed the interest to continue the exploration of this market with the objective to become suppliers or risk sharing partners of Embraer and its associated companies in the near future.

The future of the regional aircraft market throughout the world
Worldwide GDP is expected to achieve a 4.1% growth rate in 2004, and during the 20 year forecast period, global GDP is expected to achieve an average annual growth rateof 3.3%. Demand for air travel in the 30-to-120 seat category is projected to grow faster than GDP, averaging 6.1% annually over the forecast period.
China and Latin America will show the most significant growth among the world’s geographic regions. Over the next 20 years, China’s revenue passenger kilometers (RPK) are expected to grow at an average annual rate of 8.1%. Latin America is also expected to see high levels of growth, averaging a projected 7% annual rate over the forecast period.
Despite robust traffic growth, North America will experience a decline in its share of world RPK by 2023. The expanding demand for regional aircraft will continue to grow during the next 20 years, a demand for 41,176 new aircraft of all types, worth about $2.18 trillion at today's prices. Of that total demand, the world market will require 8,319 new regional aircraft-defined as having fewer than 100 seats at an estimated value of $179 billion. More than half of the new airplanes (4,685) to be delivered will be in the 30- to 50-seat class, while the remainder (3,634) will be in the 70- to 90-seat category.
North America and Europe will account for the lion's share-70 percent-of new regional aircraft demand. Regional airlines will continue to outpace the mainline carriers in short-haul markets but will increase market share at a slower rate than in recent years. During that period it is predicted the retirement of 4,279 regional aircraft, representing 80 percent of the current fleet.

Source: SECEX - Secretaria de Comércio Exterior/ EMBRAER/ Brazilian Association of Aerospace Industry.