Embraer's John Slattery told CNBC how the Brazilian plane-maker could benefit as airlines in Asia Pacific seek to service routes beyond major cosmopolitan areas.
) A320s because the trip cost is too high," Slattery said, in reference to popular models by its American and European peers. "They have to right-size their aircraft."
"We own 35% of the market share today, at Embraer, we're the market share leader below 150 seats," he said. "We want our fair share of that wallet size of the opportunity going forward."The Embraer executive's enthusiasm comes despite challenges for the aviation industry as it grapples with theMultiple countries have restricted travel from China, where the disease was first reported in the city of Wuhan.
"The gave an original assessment for the Asia-Pacific growth, 4.7% in 2020," Slattery said. "The pundits are suggesting as a direct result of the virus that could now materialize somewhere in the minus 2% to minus 6% or even minus 8%, which is extraordinary.""When we look at the previous situations,
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