(ITA - 2008 - 1a Fase)Botelho a worthy Award Winne
(ITA - 2008 - 1a Fase)
Botelho a worthy Award Winner
This year, Brazil and the world have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first flight at a public event by Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont.
With his imminent retirement next April as president and chief executive officer of Embraer, Mauricio Botelho must be seen as another Brazilian aviation hero, one who turned a small money-losing company into a vibrant world-class aircraft manufacturer.
Botelho spent the first 15 years of his working career at Embraer before leaving to pursue other opportunities. When he returned in 1995, Embraer had been privatised and was embarking on production and delivery of its first regional jets, several years behind competitor Bombardier.
The Embraer ERJ-145 had its maiden flight just weeks before Botelho came on board. First delivery was in late 1996, and the company has never looked back. Nearly 1,000 aircraft based on the ERJ-145 platform have been delivered to 87 operators around the world. A decate on, the ERJ-145 program has reached the 10 million flight-hour milestone.
Under Botelho’s leadship, Embraer has had a penchant for seizing market opportunities. It saw an unfilled market niche for aircraft seating 70-110, and its four-model 170/190 program has won 731 orders to date from airlines around the world.
Embraer also used the ERJ platform to develop an Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft, and to produce the Legacy, its first foray into business jets. It is now raking in orders for three other business aircraft in development.
Botelho’s “legacy” is a dynamic company, one of Brazil’s leading exporters, investing in its employees and technology to produce top-notch aircraft.
Airline Business Daily @ ALTA, 2 December, 2006 p. 6
De acordo com o texto, pode-se inferir que Maurício Botelho
