Embraer could keep dominating regional aircraft market, says Bloomberg Intelligence report

Embraer could keep dominating the regional aircraft market with its ERJ 175 aircraft, said Bloomberg Intelligence in a report. Analysts George Ferguson and Melissa Balzano said: “Embraer jets will likely remain the largest fleet of operated regional aircraft, given its ERJ 175 is the only plane in production that can fly under US scope clauses, which could promote new orders.” US pilot unions had signed a contract restricting the size of aircraft that can be flown by a non-mainline pilot. The US scope clause has a 76 seat or 86,000 pound limit on operating regional aircraft. The analysts said that