Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has announced its
intention to open an office in Nairobi in early 2013, targeting the growing
demand of jets and turboprob aircraft in the African market.
The sales and maintenance support centre will be operated
with the partnership of Kenya Airways, who received another E190 jet on
Thursday in Embraer’s 900th delivery.
Embraer’s Commercial Aviation President Paulo Cesar Silva
said that Africa had huge potential and it was aligning itself with the
development of Africa’s aviation, particularly intra-Africa air traffic.
Under Project Mawingu, KQ’s 10-year strategic plan, the
national carrier plans to increase its order for Embraers (currently 16) to 31
E190 jets with 96 seats and 3 E170 with 72 seats.
Embraer and the likes of Bombardier are taking up decisive
strategies in the African aircraft market currently dominated by Boeing and
Airbus.
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