WASHINGTON, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:
BA] and Embraer S.A. (BM&F Bovespa: EMBR3, NYSE: ERJ) today
announced that they intend to collaborate to test
environment-focused technologies through the ecoDemonstrator
Program in a joint effort to improve aviation's environmental
performance. This expands ongoing cooperation between two of the
world's largest airplane manufacturers.
Frederico Curado, president and
CEO of Embraer, and Marc Allen,
president of Boeing International, signed a Memorandum of
Understanding at the Brazil-U.S. Business Summit organized by the
Brazil-U.S. Business Council. The business summit, hosted by the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, occurred during an official visit by
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff with U.S. President Barack
Obama.
Boeing launched its ecoDemonstrator Program in 2011 to
accelerate testing and use of new technologies that can reduce fuel
use, carbon emissions and noise. The company has so far tested more
than 50 technologies with a Next-Generation 737-800, 787 Dreamliner
and, currently, a 757. Through their collaboration, Boeing and
Embraer are planning to conduct ecoDemonstrator tests with an
Embraer airplane in 2016.
"Innovation is a key pillar of Embraer's strategy, and we are
pleased to continue our work with Boeing to support the long-term
sustainable growth of our industry," said Curado. "The
ecoDemonstrator Program offers a new and valuable opportunity for
collaboration between our companies to boost environmental
development tests, benefiting customers, our industry and the
society."
"Industry leadership in today's world requires creative and
global collaborations that ignite progress on hard problems faster
than ever," said Allen. "Boeing and Embraer are both industry
leaders committed to addressing aviation's environmental goals
through innovation and technology. Working together in this
exciting new way, our companies will speed progress to improve
aviation's efficiency and reduce environmental impact."
The ecoDemonstrator cooperation between Boeing and Embraer
advances a relationship that began in 2012 when the manufacturers
announced they would cooperate in ways that create value for both
companies and their customers. Since then, the manufacturers have
worked together to improve runway safety and support Embraer's
KC-390 defense aircraft program.
In addition, in 2015, Boeing and Embraer opened a joint biofuel
research center in São José dos Campos, Brazil, to perform biofuel research and
coordinate research with Brazilian universities and other
institutions.
Boeing has worked with suppliers, airlines and government
agencies on previous ecoDemonstrator flight tests. Those
technologies include a new winglet and "bug-phobic" wing coatings
that can improve aerodynamic efficiency, software applications that
can improve in-flight efficiency and new types of sustainable
aviation biofuel.
Embraer incorporates environmental requisites into product
development through its Environmentally Sustainable Products
Program (DIPAS). Embraer aircraft are designed with an emphasis on
incorporating innovations and adhering to environmental norms. With
the ecoDemonstrator platform, new technologies under development
that can lessen environmental impact are tested in flight and
mature faster.
Contact:
Jessica Kowal
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Communications
+1 206-660-6849
jessica.m.kowal@boeing.com
Ana Paula Ferreira
Boeing Brazil Communications
+55 (11) 9-6644-5411
ana.p.ferreira@boeing.com
Marcio De Meo
Embraer Media Relations - Corporate Communications
Cell: +55 11 96085-0052
marcio.meo@embraer.com.br
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