Portugal Could Abandon KC-390 Order, Air Chief Says

Credit: KC-390: Marcos Corrêa
LONDON—The chief of Portugal’s air force says he could abandon the country’s planned purchase of the Embraer KC-390 because of the turbofan-powered airlifter’s high price. In a Jan. 16 hearing of the country’s national defense committee, Gen. Manuel Teixeira Rolo said that Embraer was asking for...

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