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Huge opportunities in Indian aviation market: Embraer
Financial Express Mumbai
|November 16, 2025
BRAZILIAN AEROSPACE MAJOR Embraer is looking to tap the "huge opportunities" in the Indian aviation market as its aircraft can provide competitive seat cost for the operators, according to a senior executive.
Currently, Embraer, whose E-Jets began operations in India in 2005, has nearly 50 aircraft in the country serving the Indian Air Force, government agencies, business jet operators and commercial airline Star Air. At a briefing on Saturday, Raul Villaron, Senior Vice President - head of Region for Asia Pacific at Embraer, said the aircraft maker is targeting the Indian market because it is an untapped market in Asia. "India is a market with lowest yields worldwide... if you don't have seat cost that is competitive, then it is very difficult to make it work. With E195-E2 (aircraft) and high density seat configuration, the seat cost is very competitive...," he sai
This story is from the November 16, 2025 edition of Financial Express Mumbai.
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