Insight: Consolidation in the Business Jet Market?



Guess who’s 30 years old today? May 14, 1991, was the first flight of the Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ). Here’s the Press Release from that memorable day. The PR notes: “The Canadair Regional Jet is the world’s only twin-engined jetliner…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will reassess a possible program restart of the SpaceJet during the current financial year 2021, which runs until March 2022. The decision is marked as a ‘key activity’ in this year’s planning, the Japanese company said during…


In between the announcement of a deeper first-quarter loss, there was some bright news for Embraer. The Brazilian airframer has signed a firm order for 30 E195-E2, set for delivery from 2022. Valued at $2.2 billion at list prices, the…

The commercial aviation world has been turned upside down. And at the very pinnacle of that swing is Embraer. Embraer is the world’s third-largest aircraft OEM, which is a remarkable performance when you consider some of the storied brands that…