The new E190-E2 fleet will be based in Perth, Western Australia. Since the first Bandeirante took to Australia’s skies in 1978, Brazil's Embraer has firmly established its presence there with close to 50 aircraft currently operating in the country, making it one of the largest E-Jets fleets in the Asia-Pacific region. Read the full article HERE.

The expectation was that it could be accepted at the current WTO ministerial conference in what is known as the “anti-corruption deal” in global trade rules. But the appetite of industrialized countries is great and demands for further concessions continue. Australia presented new demands last week. One of them is for Brazil to offer access also to bids in construction services of the Ministry of Defense. It also asked the inclusion in the procurement list of the National Nuclear Energy Commission and the Brazilian Space Agency. Brazil had already signaled that it could improve its offer but warned its partners to keep their feet on the ground, because it would not give the full opening demanded by some. The Brazilian evaluation is that what is on the table is already an ambitious offer, especially being the first Latin American country to join this agreement." Read the full article HERE / Source: Valor International

"Microflite and Eve plan to begin their partnership using helicopters as a proof of concept to validate parameters that will apply to future eVTOL operations. This partnership also aims to develop new services and procedures that will create a safe and scalable operating environment for eVTOL operations together with communities and other industry stakeholders." Read the full release HERE

"Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve), an Embraer company, and Nautilus Aviation, a division of Morris Group and Northern Australia’s largest helicopter operator, today announced a partnership focused on accelerating the development of the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem in Australia. The partnership will see the introduction of Eve’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) serving some of Queensland’s most iconic tourism attractions including the Great Barrier Reef." Read the full press release HERE, and another report from the West Australian HERE

The Executive Traveller publication recently featured a review of the Embraer E190 jet, which QantasLink and Alliance Airlines are employing for various routes around Australia. A great example of trade between Brazil and Australia. Read the article HERE.