Brazil

Aviation Week Staff
Eve Air Mobility has signed an LOI with aviation finance company Shearwater Global Capital for up to 16 Eve 100 eVTOL air taxis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's president raised the possibility of a joint airliner development program involving Embraer and the Brazilian government on his state visit to the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Innospace delayed the Hanbit-Nano return-to-flight launch to November following last year's launch failure investigation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Brazilian airframer Embraer has “completely shelved” its former ambitions of developing a new turboprop, which were first mooted around 2019.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
United Arab Emirates defense conglomerate Edge Group says it has acquired 100% of Brazilian aerospace and engineering firm Akaer, expanding its foothold in the South American country.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
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.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
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.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
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.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
South America’s largest aviation market, Brazil, faces barriers to growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Embraer believes its commercial aircraft deliveries for this year will be between 80 and 85 jets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Tony Osborne
Brazil has expressed “intention and interest” in acquiring up to 20 more Saab Gripen fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Sean Broderick
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The UAE government says it has ordered 10 Embraer C-390 airlifters with options to buy another 10.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Bill Carey
Embraer on April 30 announced the simultaneous certification by three aviation authorities of its new Praetor 600E super-midsize jet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense said the alleged pricing collusion occurred on “domestic routes of significant commercial importance.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
According to the emergency AD, the failures relate to a load path of the pitch trim actuator of the aircraft’s horizontal stabilizer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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

By David Casey
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.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
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.
Airports & Networks

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

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

By David Casey
LATAM Airlines Brazil’s CEO believes Brazil could become one of the world’s most competitive producers of SAF.
Airports & Networks

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