PM seeks aviation partnership with Brazil’s Embraern Group
The PM invited Embraer to partner with Vietnamese firms in manufacturing aviation equipment, offering technology transfer, workforce training, technical support, and expertise sharing.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Embraer Group's President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)✅ – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for collaboration between Brazil’s Embraer Group and Vietnamese partners to advance Vietnam’s aviation industry during a reception in Hanoi on March 29 for its President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, who is accompanying Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his state visit to Vietnam.
Embraer, a state-owned aerospace giant with the Brazilian Government holding a 51% stake, ranks among the world’s top aircraft manufacturers. In 2024, it employed about 24,000 workers across 80 countries, generating nearly 6.4 billion USD in revenue.
PM Chinh, delighted to reunite with Neto after his September 2023 visit to Brazil, expressed his hope for a deeper, more effective partnership with Embraer, rooted in boundless cooperation.
He highlighted Vietnam’s dynamic economy and rising aviation needs, underscoring the sector’s role in unlocking new frontiers, including space exploration.
The PM invited Embraer to partner with Vietnamese firms in manufacturing aviation equipment, offering technology transfer, workforce training, technical support, and expertise sharing. He proposed supplying aircraft at preferential rates, establishing maintenance and service centres, developing sustainable aviation fuels, and adopting emission-reduction measures to drive the industry’s green transition.
At the reception (Photo: VNA)
Relevant agencies and partners were urged to expedite procedures to launch these projects swiftly, aiming to make aviation a flagship area of Vietnam-Brazil cooperation following President Lula da Silva’s visit.
The Vietnamese Government is committed to supporting enterprises with a legal, healthy, and efficient investment environment, he said.
Neto, in reply, voiced Embraer’s eagerness to contribute to Vietnam’s growth, welcoming the chance to showcase its latest aircraft models and aviation services.
He briefed the PM on his discussions with Vietnamese partners during the visit, confirming Embraer’s readiness to collaborate in the areas proposed by the host./.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
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