Embraer disclosed an updated design of its new turboprop last week. The Brazilian airframer will share more details later this year, but AirInsight had the opportunity to catch up with Rodrigo Silva e Souza, Vice President Marketing of Embraer Commercial Aviation. He is responsible for strategic planning, product strategy, and market forecast. In conversation with Embraer’s Rodrigo Silva e Souza.
AirInsight – On August 13, Embraer presented a different version of the turboprop: an aircraft with aft-mounted engines compared to the one with wing-mounted engines late last year. Is this now the final version of the turboprop?
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