Embraer, SVP Head of Sales & Marketing Europe & CIS, Marie-Louise Philippe at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World 2025

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Marie-Louise Philippe:Well, we have a DNA in regional aircraft as a manufacturer indeed. We today still build the E175 E1 primarily for the US market, but also for some other markets. But our new product line, the E2, is truly a step up. And is actually serving the small narrowbody markets. This year we have met our highest backlog ever, so we are now close to $16 billion in backlog for our commercial aviation unit. So it's been truly amazing to see that the E2 has been selling so well across the globe, starting in Asia Pacific, going up into the Latin American market. A lot of airlines after the pandemic put a lot of CapEx into the widebody markets. This is where the premium for many of the full-service carriers lies. So it was also very hard for our segment to be considered in all their CapEx allocations, or also for the smaller regional carriers to consider the CapEx needed to go into the next leap of a new and more sustainable fleet. So what we need to find is very flexible solutions to make sure that the airlines can buy into the new tech. But we see that with the E2 in particular, with the efficiency that the aircraft brings, up to 30% lower fuel burn, it opens up a complete new business case, be it from an efficiency point of view or as well from a expansion of network and therefore possibilities of serving destinations and connectivity? Well, we have a kind of two-track strategy. So while we're focusing in today's product line in terms of innovation and keeping a continuous evolvement on our product line, we also look into the future. And as you quite rightly said, that comes also into consideration what kind of power system will we deploy, be it from electric, hybrid, hydrogen, or more conventional systems. So what we pioneer right now as we speak is we have our eVTOL product. EVE is now coming into the first flights in the coming weeks, and we will see its certification phase next year to come into the market in 2027. So I think again, Embraer pioneering into the future for the new power systems means what we'll learn on this product platform will then cross-fertilize back into our, for example, executive jet unit or commercial aviation unit. What I can say is we do our best and efforts as an aircraft OEM to contribute to 2050 targets. I think the product line is one thing, but also what we can do as an aircraft OEM Be it by our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reduction. By 2030, we want to completely reduce our emissions and by 2040 to be at net zero. So I think we have taken on very aggressive targets for ourselves and we have a clear commitment to contribute to the industry. Well, I think they are always a very high profile when it comes to speakers, the content of the conferences, and therefore it's no surprise that we as Embraer are keeping sponsors. We are one of the top-tier sponsors of this event, and we are looking forward to keep that good partnership into the future. Thank you.

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