Brazil

Diehl says it is looking to expand its partnership with Brazil’s AEL Sistemas as the German company eyes the Brazilian ground-based air defense market.

Airbus has wound up its Acubed innovation unit in the U.S., established in 2015 to connect the European aerospace giant with the fast-moving, disruptive thinking of Silicon Valley.

South Korean launch service provider Innospace is conducting hot-fire testing of upgrades to its Hanbit-Nano rocket in preparation for a return to flight.

South America’s largest aviation market, Brazil, faces barriers to growth.

Embraer believes its commercial aircraft deliveries for this year will be between 80 and 85 jets.

Brazil has expressed “intention and interest” in acquiring up to 20 more Saab Gripen fighters.

Saab has rolled out the first of eight two-seat F-39F Gripen fighters ordered by the Brazilian air force at the company’s original final assembly line.

Azul is confident its application for antitrust immunity with American Airlines will be approved within a couple of months.

Embraer is confident that it will navigate commercial supply chain headwinds to meet its full-year delivery target of at least 80 E-Jets and E2s.

The UAE government says it has ordered 10 Embraer C-390 airlifters with options to buy another 10.

Embraer on April 30 announced the simultaneous certification by three aviation authorities of its new Praetor 600E super-midsize jet.

Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense said the alleged pricing collusion occurred on “domestic routes of significant commercial importance.”

According to the emergency AD, the failures relate to a load path of the pitch trim actuator of the aircraft’s horizontal stabilizer.

TAP Air Portugal plans to continue its course of “disciplined and sustainable growth” in 2026, the airline says, with a focus on transatlantic services.

Brazil is stepping up efforts to attract new long-haul air service from Europe and Asia as it seeks to convert rising international demand into inbound growth.

Spanish airport operator Aena’s acquisition of the concession for Rio de Janeiro’s Galeao airport marks a new phase for one of Brazil’s main international gateways.

Airlines in Brazil are unsure of how they will comply with the government’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate that takes effect in 2027.

GOL Linhas Aéreas aims to maintain its core LCC business model and value-airline brand identity even as the Brazilian carrier navigates major changes.

LATAM Airlines Brazil’s CEO believes Brazil could become one of the world’s most competitive producers of SAF.

Syzygy Plasmonics has signed an agreement to develop commercial-scale facilities in Brazil to produce SAF using biogas created from sugar crop waste.

The Brazilian aviation market has significant growth potential but remains constrained by structural challenges, according to John Rodgerson, CEO of Azul.

Brazil’s Azul is reshaping its fleet and network strategy following its exit from Chapter 11.

A Brazilian company will launch studies for an air-launched variant of an anti-ship cruise missile for the Brazilian navy.

Weapons manufacturer Mac Jee and Brazil's Institute of Aeronautical Technology have signed a partnership agreement to develop the RATO-14X space launch rocket.

Brazil’s air transport market is building momentum in early 2026, underpinned by rising demand, greater international capacity and recovery in domestic flying.