Embraer Shifts Focus to UAE for C-390 Completion Center

Embraer, the Brazilian aerospace company, has abandoned plans to establish a final assembly line for the C-390 Millennium airlifter in Saudi Arabia, opting instead to pursue a similar facility in the UAE. The decision was made by Embraer’s defense business CEO, Bosco da Costa Jr., during a press conference on Monday. The company had previously signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi Arabian Military Industries to expand into the kingdom, but now believes it’s not feasible to have two completion centers in the region. Embraer is in talks to expand into the UAE with a C-390 completion center, which would serve the country and the greater region.