Summary Embraer delivery delays are shorter than competitors like Boeing and Airbus. The plane maker has a massive backlog of orders worth $21.1 billion, with steady growth.
Global supply-chain issues have impacted all major aircraft manufacturers around the world. Like all major aircraft manufacturers, Brazil’s Embraer has also been impacted by global supply-chain issues, which have affected its delivery schedule. A top executive of the plane maker recently acknowledged the problem but added that the delay is still significantly less than some of Embraer’s bigger competitors.
Embraer delivery delays are shorter than competitors In a recent interaction with reporters, Embraer’s Chief Financial Officer Antonio Carlos Garcia said that the company currently has an aircraft delivery delay of about one to two months. Like its competitors around the world, Embraer has also faced issues with an unstable global supply chain, particularly impacting the production of airplane engines. However, Garcia said that Embraer has so far avoided having excessive delays, unlike Boeing and Airbus.
He said that the company only makes such deals with its clients that it can fulfill. Reuters quotes him as saying, “We only commit to our clients when we can deliver. So there can be a delay, but one to two months maximum this year.
While for Boeing and Airbus it may top a year, depending on the client.” Huge backlog Embraer, which makes smaller commercial aircraft than what Airbus and Boeing .