Embraer Reports Strong First Quarter Growth

By Madhu Unnikrishnan madhu_unnikrishnan@aviationweek.com .

Embraer SA reported first-quarter 2011 earnings that were higher than the same quarter last year, while remaining mum on its plans for a next generation narrowbody aircraft.

There is no firm date for an announcement of a clean-sheet design for a new aircraft, CFO Cynthia Benedetto told reporters on May 3. Instead, the Brazilian original ...

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